Life, 1922-08-03 · page 4 of 36
Life — August 3, 1922 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a political cartoon or satirical content**—it's a straightforward **advertisement for Goodrich Silvertown inner tubes**, a tire/automotive product. The ad uses marketing language typical of early-to-mid 20th century advertising, emphasizing the tube as a premium "de luxe" product with "velvety red rubber" for motorists willing to pay more. The visual shows the tube itself alongside its packaging box, with a valve stem visible. The phrase "Motor Mate of the Silvertown Cord" positions the tube as a complementary product to Goodrich's existing cord tires. The Goodrich Rubber Company was based in Akron, Ohio—a major tire manufacturing hub. This is simply vintage product advertising, not satire or political commentary.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
CMotor Mate of the Silvertown Cord What Silvertown is to tires, Silver- town is to tubes, for all that Silvertown means in a cord tire, Silvertown means in this new and unusual red tube. It is the de luxe tube for any tire, made for those motorists who are willing to pay a little more for a tube that is extra fine. The Silvertown is an unusually thick, heavy duty tube. The very feel and stretch of its velvety red rubber gives you con- fidence in it. Goodrich Dealers have the new Silvertown Tube in all sizes. THE B. F. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPANY Akron, Ohio comicbooks.com