Life, 1919-04-24 · page 33 of 46
Life — April 24, 1919 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satire**—it is a straightforward automobile advertisement from *Life* magazine (page 717). The Chandler Motor Car Company advertised their "Six" model sedan, priced at $1,795, emphasizing its convertible design with lowerable windows for year-round comfort. The ad highlights the car's "dignified design," craftsmanship, and spacious seven-person seating. The image shows a side-profile photograph of the sedan in a rural landscape. Six body types are listed with prices ranging from $1,795 to $3,095, with dealers available across the United States. This represents early 20th-century automotive marketing—targeting "discriminating taste" buyers and promoting mechanical reliability as a premium feature. The Chandler company was based in Cleveland, Ohio, with an export office in New York.
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NDLCER SIX $(T95 Ous For [ts Marvelous Motor COMFORT AND STYLE IN EVERY SEASON O other type of car is so attractive and so serviceable as the convertible sedan, And this type is given its best expression in the hand- some big Chandler Sedan. Many purchasers of discriminating taste choose the Chandler Sedan as the car to be most pre- ferred. When the skies are clear and the air warm, the windows of the car may be lowered away—all of them or part of them, just as you wish. And in bad weather, rain and snow and cold, it furnishes snug protection to its passengers. The Chandler Sedan is of dignified design and splendid workmanship, and most graceful in line. It is beautifully finished and upholstered, and seats seven persons in perfect comfort. The body is mounted on the famous Chandler chassis, distinguished for its mechanical excellence, The Chandler Is the Most Closely Priced Fine Car Built SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1795 Four-Passenger Roadster, $1795 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $1875 Convertible Sedan, $2495 ‘ Convertible Coupe, $2395 Limousine, $3095 (All prices f.0.b. Cleveland) Dealers in all Principal Cities and Hundreds of Towns CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, O. Export Department: 1790 Broadway, New York Cable Address: “CHANMOTOR” comicbooks.com