Life, 1924-04-17 · page 31 of 40
Life — April 17, 1924 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **Fisher Body Corporation advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. The page promotes Fisher automotive bodies through a glamorous scene: a well-dressed woman in white (appearing elegant and refined) stands with men in formal attire, suggesting sophistication and status. The ad's message emphasizes that Fisher bodies guarantee "long life, enduring beauty and superiority of design"—selling the car body as a luxury product recognized by manufacturers, dealers, and buyers. The visual associates the product with high-class living and aspirational lifestyle. This reflects 1920s advertising strategy: linking consumer goods to elegance, permanence, and social prestige rather than purely functional benefits. Fisher Body was a major General Motors supplier, and such ads were common in *Life* magazine during this era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
There is no substitute for the assurance of long life, enduring beauty and superiority of design which is given by the symbol — Body by Fisher. The value of that assurance is widely recognized by manufacturer, dealer and car buyer alike, in the ever growing preference for Fisher bod FISHER BODY CORPORATION, DETROIT GLEVELAND, WALKERVILLE. ONT comicbooks.com