Life, 1922-05-11 · page 4 of 38
Life — May 11, 1922 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satirical content** — it's a straightforward automobile advertisement from Life magazine's early era. The ad promotes the **Chandler Six**, a touring car manufactured in Cleveland, priced at $1,595 F.O.B. (freight on board). The marketing emphasizes qualities modern buyers would recognize: style, durability, economy, and build quality. The tagline "It Has No Equal as a Motor Car Investment" suggests competitive positioning against other vehicles. The decorative Art Deco-style borders featuring stylized trees and landscape are period design elements typical of 1920s advertising aesthetics. There is no satire, political commentary, or caricature present — this is commercial product promotion aimed at affluent readers of Life magazine.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
New CHANDLI HIS new Chandler Six is setting the vogue for smart style and lasting beauty—at an unequalled low price. Size, power, durability, economy— the essentials of motor car service —are here in unrivalled measure. It is new and advanced in chassis design and in body style—twofold assurance of lasting efficiency and long-lived beauty. In every detail it is soundly built and finely finished. Any car which compares with this Chandler Six in quality and performance will cost considerably more. It Has No Equal as a Motor Car Investment Now ( 5 9 5 (TOURING CAR) THE CHANDLER MOTOR CAR CO, +» CLEVELAND \ #\ comicbooks.com