Life, 1922-07-13 · page 4 of 36
Life — July 13, 1922 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising content**, not satire or editorial cartoon. It's a 1922 advertisement for the F. B. Stearns Company of Cleveland, Ohio, promoting their new 6-cylinder Stearns-Knight automobile engine. The page includes: - A radiator mascot illustration (decorative car ornament) - Pricing for various models ($2,700-$3,850) - A testimonial letter from C. Y. Knight (the engine's inventor) praising the new design - Information for potential dealers The only figurative element is a small knight illustration (the "Stearns-Knight" brand mascot), which appears to be a decorative heraldic knight rather than political satire. This is straightforward product advertisement aimed at both consumers and automobile dealers.
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LIFE Why this is the first Stearns advertisement in three years TCOOR the first time in three years The F.B. Stearns Company, manufac- turers of Stearns Sleeve-Valve Motor Cars, makes a public announcement. Those who know the company, its policies, practices and product, will immediately de- cide that there must be something of great importance to tell. There is. The F. B. Stearns Company, for twenty-five years a pioneer in the development of prac- tical motor car improvements, is itself sur- prised at its newest achievement— The 6-CYLINDER Stearns-Knight Engine For a period of seven years The F. B. Stearns Company has manufactured 4-CYLINDER Stearns-KnightMotor Carsexclusively, with- out a single day’s interruption—and this through one of the most uncertain periods in the history of American Industry. It may, therefore, seem strange to many that this company should even consider a change in that part of its product which has earned a world-wide reputation. But—this latest Stearns achievement, a 6-CYLIN- DER Sleeve-Valve Engine, embodies so many as- tounding advantages over all other types of motor car power plants that it would be unfair to the mo- toring public to withhold or discard the invention. It is the sincere belief of The F. B. Stearns Company that the new 6-CYLINDER Stearns-Knight is the Jirst engine, in all the history of motor car construc- tion, to operate entirely free from periodic vibration, You may not be considering the purchase of a new car at the present time. Nevertheless, it will be to your benefit to learn the facts about the new 6-CYLINDER Stearns-Knight — an engine that will soon be used as the stand- ard for all comparisons of efficiency. Be sure to get a ‘demonstration Roadster, 4or5 PassengerTouring $2700.00 7 Passenger Touring . . . . 2850.00 Coupe. . . . «~~ « « 3350.00 Coupe Brougham 3500.00 f.o.b. Cleveland Extract from a letter to the president of the F. B. Stearns Com- pany from the inventor of the famous Knight-Sleeve-Valve Engine after his recent visit of inspection to the factory. May 24, 1922 “ I am still thinking of that beautiful Six of yours. The engine dimensions please me awfully well —the length of the connecting rods, the position of the eccentric shaft, the shape of the lugs on the sleeves, and the fine workmanship which makes a motor with long life and smooth action. I like the proportions about the best of any engine I have ever seen. With kind regards, (Signed) C.Y. Knight* To Dealers e Owing to a recent in- ® crease in production-fa- cilities, The F. B. Stearns Company, for the first time in five years, is able to increase its distribution. Dealers of high standing, regardless of location, are invited to write for particulars of the Stearns’ Dealer Franchise. Your territory may be open. Production of the 4-CYLINDER Stearns-Knight will be continued The F. B. Stearns Company, Cleveland, Ohio comicbooks.com