Life, 1910-11-17 · page 8 of 44
Life — November 17, 1910 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **Morgan & Wright tire advertisement**, not political satire. The page depicts a police officer or traffic enforcer ("a famous little chauffeur") holding a club, positioned to stop motorists from skidding. The ad's central claim is that Morgan & Wright "Nobby Tread Tires" prevent skidding through their tread design—described as "the most positive preventive of skidding ever devised." The text emphasizes the tires' durability and grip, warning that worn smooth tires remain dangerous even if still serviceable. This is early automotive advertising (made in Detroit) targeting drivers concerned about road safety and tire performance. The "notice to motorists" framing uses the officer figure as an authority endorsing the product's safety benefits.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The knobs will Stop Your Skidding Notice to Motorists Ourfarmouslittle chauffeur has been officially delegated to put @ stop to the practice of skid- ding. 89 dangerous to both mo- toristsand their cars. He rep- resents our Nobby Tread tires (the most positive preventive of kidding ever devbed), and is therefore in position to back up any “friendly orders” be may give. MORGAN & WRIGHT MORGAN (@ WRIGHT Nobby Gread Tires N LESS than a year these remarkable tires have swept the country from coast to coast, replacing tire chains (heretofore thought to be the most effective non-skig device) and doing away with skidding wherever they have gone. The thick, tough, diagonally-placed rubber knobs grip any kind of a road surface with bull-dog tenacity—eren wet, greasy asphalt—and hold the wheels secure against every possible slip or skid. Besides, they do away with the exces- sive tire wear always attending the use of chains or other non-skid devices The Nobby Tread is made from extremely tough, fine Para stock, and itis not formed as is the ordinary so-called “ non-skid " tread—by squeezing the stock Made in Detroit Morgan & Wright, Detroit of a, plain tread tire up into projections or ridges—thus weakening the bod; of the tire. On the contrary, enough additional rubber is used to form the knobs. When these knobs are worn’ smooth a regular plain treed still remains—good for ny more miles of service. This gives the Nobby Tread wearing qualities meer jure approached by any make cr style of tire. + ‘Special—The nformation contained in our brochure No. ro, entitled “How to Keep Down Your Up-Keep Cost,” will easily save you from one to wo d dollars a year on the maintenance cost of your car. besides keeping your «+ service all the time. A postal request will bring it to you by return mail For Sale Everywhere comicbooks.com