Life, 1909-04-01 · page 10 of 52
Life — April 1, 1909 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists entirely of **automobile advertisements**, not satirical cartoons or political content. The ads promote four early automotive products: 1. **Petre Carburetter** — a fuel mixture valve device claiming superior performance and reliability 2. **Truffault-Hartford Shock Absorber** — suspension technology marketed to reduce wear and vibration 3. **Barrett Jack** — a mechanical lifting device for automobiles, emphasizing durability and light weight 4. **Brewster & Co.** — a luxury car manufacturer offering "peerless cars" with custom coach work, featuring Panhard, Renault, and Mercedes vehicles These advertisements reflect the early 1900s automotive industry, when basic mechanical components and accessories were major selling points. The emphasis on reliability, comfort, and quality indicates cars were still novel, expensive luxury items requiring specialized equipment and maintenance services.
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{THE PRINCIPLE OF THE PETRE CARBURETTER is exclusive. No other carbu- retter on the market has an automatically controlled 100% MORE COMFORT needle valve which apportions the exact amount of gasoline for the given amount of air, making the quality of the 50% L D ses see! tee ESS DEPRECIATION running five or fifty miles per hour, up or down grade. It’s the jolting—the vibration and wear and tear that depre- Notice that the needle valve and the air inlet are so affixed to the ciates the value of your automobile. same lever that any movement of the air valve gives a correct and No car was ever built that cannot be made longer lived by proportionate movement of the gasoline inlet, thus insuring a perfect equipping it with mixture at all times, under all conditions quipping THE PETRE CARBURETTER is guaranteed to Flexibility in Slow Running. ¥ te: Speedy increasing Quantity, without changing Quality of the mixture. 2 er in Hill Climbing—' ease 5. More Milcage~Less Consumption Muxture is never too Kich, We will prove our assertion by a ten days’ free trial on your car, Some Carburetters are efficient on two or three of these points, You can make your car run more smoothly—travel rough but the PETRE is the only one that covers every point-to your entire roads and cross walks without shocking those in the tonneau satisfaction. Give the PETRE a Trial—you are in no way obligated cathe eat f you can find any fault with it. Write us your troubles, stat- by equipping it with a Shock Absorber. ing make and model of your car. We will be glad to advise you, Anyroey trite for ewrcatalog, Htwileive yu tome valuable ecstons HARTFORD SUSPENSION CO. 167 BAY STREET, JERSEY CITY, N. J. THE PETRE CARBURETTER CO. Branches in NEW YORK—212-214 West 88th Street. 1839 Euclid Ave., CLEVELAND, 0. BOSTON—319 Columbus Avenue. BREWSTER & CO. Offer FvERY motor car Jum those in the very Kesont PEERLESS CARS rank of reputation and quality is equipped by its | (By special arrangement with the Peerless Motor Car Co.) makers with a genuine Mounted with their own coach work BARRETT JACK " of special design in great variety for Barrett Jacks have always been recognized as the immediate delivery. jac built ye ffici Siladed'cr Bah grade motor care P* “sioner Panhards, Renault, Mercedes, ready or The New BARRETT JUNIOR, for medium ‘ in work. and light weight cars has all the superior Barrett : ; characteristics, making it. the only light jack Thoroughly equipped for repairs to any capable of severe and permanent service. body or motor. BREWSTER @ CO., Broadway and 47th st, NEW YORK SOLE AGENTS FOR DELAUNAY-BELLEVILLE AUTOMOBILES Barrett. If your dealer doesn’t sup- ply it, we will. Write for catalog, THE DUFF MANUFACTURING CO, Pittsburgh, Pa. e 50 Church Street 118 Holborn, London New York 4 Rue Auber, Paris RSE —