Life, 1924-10-16 · page 10 of 36
Life — October 16, 1924 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a political cartoon**—it's a catalog of decorative objects and novelties from the early 1900s. The heading "Choice and Rare Objects d'Art" indicates this is a consumer goods feature. The items shown include: - A three-dimensional "shadow box" frame (No. 37) - An ornolu clock with cherubs (No. 27)—described as representing U.S. Grant and Florence Nightingale - A shell-based pincushion (No. 50) - Sporting implements like diabolo sticks and ping pong equipment (No. 10) - A coal-oil lamp with marble top (No. 56) - A stereoscope viewer (No. 58) - A decorative corset (No. 41) The text provides humorous descriptions of these fashionable household items and entertainment devices popular with wealthy consumers. This is essentially satirical product placement mocking Victorian consumer culture and elaborate decoration.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
No. 50, THE VIVID PINK PLUSH z OP THIS SHELL PINCUSHION No. 37, THREE-DIMENSIONAL (oR SERVES AS A. FITTING BAC “SHADOW BOX") FRAME OF RED No, 27, ORMOLU CLOCK WITH GROUND FOR THE MCKINLEY PLU VET AND GILT IN THE ORNATE GILT HANDS, IT REPRE- CAMPAIGN BUTTON AND THE FAMILIAR “ACORN-AND-LEAP” DE- SENTS THE EARLY LIVES OF BADGE OF THE SIC DELTA SIGN. A PICTURE WAS CUSTOM- GLADSTONE, U. S. GRANT AND “FRAT” —A STRONG COMBINATION ARILY PLACED 1 THE CENTER, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE IN THROUGH THE MIDDLE WEST, SIMPLE ALLEGORY, e No. 10. “pIABOLO” STICKS AND sPooL (left) “PING PONG” IMPLEMENTS (right). IN SO HIGH A PAVOR WERE THESE QUAINT SPORTS ONCE HELD THAT MAYORS OF PROMINENT AMERICAN CITIES APART STR WHEREIN THeIR DEVOTEES MIGHT FROLIC UNDISTURBED. FORT WERE WoO LOST AT THE TOSS OF A GLOVE. No. S58. THE STEREOSCOPE, A SIMPLE FORERUNNER OF THE CINEMATOGRAPH. BY MEANS OF DUPLICATE PICTURES PLACED ID CLOSE LATERAL CONJUNCTION, 41. s FEN-JEWEL, R SCENES OF MANY LA EVER E-BACK CORSET WITH PLEASING, EVER NEW,” WERE PRIT LACE TRIMMING, No. 56. COAL-OIL LAMP, MARBLE AVAILABLE IN AN INSTANT TO EI MOVEMENT. IN 1904, TH BLACK WALN INTRIGUE THE DI GUEST. york Tribune wrote, AND MACRAME TABLE COVER. A “THIS NEW CORSET HAS COME FAVORITE UNIT OF ELEGANCE IN " THEREBY MAKING AN HOME BEAUTIFUL,” UNCONSCIOUS PUN, Choice and Rare Objets d’Art from comicbooks.com