Life — December 15, 1921 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a **product advertisement** for Rubberset Brushes, not political satire. The ad showcases various grooming and household brushes—shaving, hair, nail, and tooth brushes—manufactured by the Rubberset Company (Newark, N.J. and Toronto, Canada). The illustration depicts a domestic scene with a mother and children, emphasizing the brushes as wholesome household products "as welcome as the day itself, as lasting as its memories." The tagline highlights the product's key feature: "Every bristle gripped everlastingly in hard vulcanized rubber!!" The ad emphasizes durability and quality across a price range ($1.00-$15.00), marketed as suitable gift items in "hand-some gift box[es]." This represents typical early-20th-century consumer advertising, not editorial commentary.