Life — April 28, 1921 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Rolls-Royce Advertisement This page is a **straightforward luxury automobile advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. It features an illustration of a Rolls-Royce open phaeton model priced at $4,950—positioned as a high-end vehicle for wealthy buyers. The ad emphasizes the brand's prestige and offers to send interested parties detailed chassis descriptions and color engravings of available models. The advertisement lists four company branches: New York, Boston, Chicago, and Springfield, with their respective addresses. This reflects early 20th-century American expansion of the prestigious British automotive brand into the U.S. market. There is no cartoon or satirical content; this is purely commercial advertising targeted at Life magazine's affluent readership.