Life, 1920-07-29 · page 6 of 36
Life — July 29, 1920 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not satirical content. It promotes the Ruud Automatic Gas Water Heater, manufactured in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (with a Canadian branch in Toronto). The ad contrasts two approaches to hot water: the "old way" (lighting a fire under a water tank daily) versus the "up-to-date way" (instant hot water from a gas heater). The illustration shows two decorative faucets with steam, emphasizing convenient, always-available hot water. The pitch emphasizes labor-saving benefits for household staff ("servants have no cause for complaint") and convenience for families and laundresses. The ad claims over 150,000 units were in operation and encourages readers to contact their gas company or plumber. This reflects early 20th-century marketing of modern domestic conveniences as status symbols and time-savers.
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RUUD HOT WATER AD IGHT a fire under the water tank, for the day’s uses—that’s the old way. Simply turn any hot-water faucet in the home any time —that’s the up-to-date way. With a Ruud there’s noth- ing to light —no tank to watch. A Ruud heats water RUUD as it flows through rust-proof copper coils—without time limit or quantity limitation. Servants have no cause for complaint or delay; you and your family have hot water galore; the laundress gets all the hot water she wants— instantly — once you install a Ruud in your home. AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER “Hot Water All Over the House” There is no waste with a Ruud. It heats only the water you use—the on and off of the faucets regulates the gas. Over 150,000 Ruud Water Heaters are in opera- tion. There’s a size for every home, large or small. Ruud Hot Water willsolve your home water-heating problem permanently. See your gas company, or your plumber, or anygas-appliance dealer about a Ruud today. Booklet on Ruud Hot Water Sent Free RUUD MANUFACTURING COMPANY Dept. C Pittsburgh, Pa. Makers of Standardized Gas Water Heaters Ruud Manufacturing Co. of Canada: 371 Adelaide St. W., Toronto ray Pe ee comicbooks on