Life, 1919-10-09 · page 31 of 48
Life — October 9, 1919 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not political satire or comics**. It's a full-page advertisement for the Addressograph machine, placed in *Life* magazine (page 645). The image shows a woman operating an Addressograph—a mechanical printing device used for mass-producing addressed envelopes, payroll forms, and business records. The accompanying letter (dated July 28, 1919) is a testimonial from the Aultman & Taylor Machinery Company praising the machine's efficiency in handling factory payroll work and reducing costs. The ad targets business managers by emphasizing labor-saving benefits: the device prints from type, handles multiple form types, and saves "hundreds of dollars every year." The "money saver for all departments" headline appeals to post-WWI cost-consciousness. There is no political cartoon or satire here—this is straightforward commercial messaging aimed at industrial and office administrators in the early 20th century.
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tt OTANLOR Mac, Ry Ney MANN saa Las, aes, aly 28, 1919, The addreseograph Co., Chicago, I11. Gentlemen: The Addreasograpa 18 an indispensadle adjunct to our factory offi aipeent. 1 mn 80 handling our yeyroll work, +) cards, pay ob ‘and spec: 8, it printe all of oar planning department shop forme - and incidentally saves ts a good many hundred dollars every year. the value of baring standard productios and cost infor- mation set op on indestructible mets] plates, instantly F use withoct further checking, cannot be + 46 @ means of preparing in advance the tickets required by a modern planning syv- vem the aachine is invaluable. Youre very truly, THB AULTMAN & PATLOR MACH'Y cO. A. a Routine Engineer AaDodeon-mc TRAOC MAAR A Money Saver For All Departments HOUSANDS of firms use The Addressograph for payroll work, shop records, bookkeeping, check-writing. It works on all forms for all depariments. Information on plates can be printed in whole of part as needed, Cha nade without destroying plates. Listing or Gilling-in accurately spaced. The selector attachment picks out any classihca- ion from a centralized list—simplihes indexing —pre- Ribbon Prnt—looks like typewnting—bu times faster. Try a Hand Addressograph on your work. Phone local office or write for Free Trial aph. PRINTS FROM TYPE New York comicbooks.com