Life, 1910-12-01 · page 13 of 108
Life — December 1, 1910 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it is a straightforward **advertisement** for Meriden Company silver products, placed in Life magazine. The page promotes Meriden silver for Christmas gift-giving, featuring product illustrations (bread tray, coffee set, fruit tub, fern dish, wine bottle holder, etc.). The text emphasizes the company's reputation for quality craftsmanship in sterling silver and plated wares, claiming "over half a century reputation for unsurpassed excellence." The company's address is listed as 49-51 West Thirty-fourth Street, New York. This represents typical early-20th-century luxury goods advertising in a popular magazine, targeting affluent readers seeking upscale holiday presents. There is no satirical or political content present.
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of the rdam, iterra. pt and ao Party V YORK After Dinner Coffee Set. Meriden Silver for Christmas At the Meriden Store a fine variety in Christmas silver is to be had. The perfection of the silversmith’s craft is found in this ware, both sterling and plated, and the accompanying illustrations are just a few suggestions of its beauty. The Meriden stamp on any article guarantees its worth. Those who plan to bestow silver gifts will find herea wonderful assort- ment of Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver Deposit Ware, Cut Glass, Cut Glass with Sterling Mounts—backed by over half a century reputation for unsurpassed excellence. The Meriden Company, Silversmiths (International Silver Company, Successor) 49-51 West Thirty-fourth Street, New York Carriage Entrance, 35th Street Fruit Nut T (Nature Oak Lining)