Life, 1921-11-24 · page 2 of 34
Life — November 24, 1921 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It's a A.B. Dick Company advertisement for the Mimeograph copying machine. The ad's headline—"How many clock ticks are yours?"—uses time as a metaphor for value. The message claims the Mimeograph saves institutions money and labor by enabling fast, inexpensive duplication of documents. The ad promises it can produce "forty and more thousand a day" without requiring skilled setup. The decorative engraved illustration shows an interior scene with flowers and what appears to be office or domestic furnishings, meant to convey quality and respectability. The ornamental border styling suggests this is from the early 20th century, when such decorative advertising was standard. This reflects the period's emphasis on efficiency and industrial mechanization as progress.
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How many clock ticks are yours? Time is the most expensive com- modity in the world today. As a means of con- serving the hours, packing the utmost into speeding seconds, the Mimeograph is probably unmatched in all mechanical invention. Five thousand well printed duplicates of a letter, or other typewritten sheet, it delivers hourly—forty and more thousand a day. No slow type to set. The stencil, clicked off on the type- writer, is immediately ready to print—the least expensive and quickest form of printing. Good workmanship depends upon care rather than skill. The work may be done pri- vately and under intimate supervision. Now saving unnum- bered thousands of dollars for industrial and educational institutions throughout the world. Let us show you how it will save both expense and time for you. Send for booklet “W/-11" —today. A.B.DickCompany, Chicago—and New York. NINESERAPH Sasi oe comicbooks.com