Life, 1919-10-23 · page 27 of 36
Life — October 23, 1919 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satire**—it is a straightforward automobile advertisement from *Life* magazine. The page advertises the Chandler Six, a luxury car manufactured by the Chandler Motor Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The image shows a limousine model with passengers visible through its windows, parked in front of an elegant residential building. The ad emphasizes the vehicle's style, comfort, and engineering (particularly its motor). It lists six body types with prices ranging from $1,795 to $3,295, noting that Chandler dealers existed in over a thousand towns. This represents typical early-20th-century automobile advertising in *Life*—a magazine that mixed satirical editorial content with premium advertising targeting affluent readers who could afford luxury vehicles.
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CHANDLER SIX. Famous For Its Marvelous Motor is TEARS > - eae > Ee re eee = SETIFIS |B Style and Beauty in this New Limousine HE New Series Chandler Limou- sine is easily one of the most beau- tiful cars of its type. There is about it an unusual degree of style in its pleas- ing lines, its splendid finish and the correctness of its fittings. The roomy interior, seating five persons comfort- ably when the auxiliary chairs are in use, is richly upholstered in silk plush. The cushions are soft and restful. This handsome custom-built body is mounted on the standard Chandler chassis, long famous for its marvelous motor. SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1795 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $1875 Four-Passenger Coupe, $2695 (All prices f.0.6. Cleseland) There are Chandler dealers in more than a thousand towns and cities CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, O. Export Department: 1790 Broadway, New York Cable Address: *CHANMOTOR” __] Four-Passenger Roadster, $1795 Seven. Passenger Sedan, $2795 Limousine, $3295 comicbooks.com