Life, 1926-06-17 · page 2 of 44
Life — June 17, 1926 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **fountain pen advertisement**, not political satire. It's a Parker Duofold marketing page from what appears to be the 1920s-30s era, using Life magazine's platform to promote writing instruments. The ad emphasizes that handwriting reveals character and personality more effectively than photography. It displays six different pen grip styles and sizes available in Parker's "three sized barrels"—catering to different hand sizes and writing preferences. The advertisement claims graphologists can identify 450+ character traits through handwriting, positioning the pen as essential for expressing one's authentic self. It promotes the pen's durability (25-year guarantee) and smooth writing quality, encouraging readers to visit pen counters to find their ideal size and point preference. The marketing appeals to vanity and self-presentation concerns of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THESE SIX POINTS IN THRE SIZED BARRELS: Writ. ath Guth. Few Grint Dannihey ae by Duofold for shin} There’s Undiscovered Charm in your Handwriting Not even your Photograph can portray such personality if your Pen is like this in Size, Point and Balance OT even your photograph is so expressive as your hand- writing. People picture you by it wherever it is seen. Is it characterful, charming, virile? Has it personality, or is it commonplace? Graphologists state that handwriting reveals character in more than 450 ways, and it's easy for a misfit pen todo you much injustice. Yet a pen well mated to your hand in Point and in Grip can transmit to paper the full charm and power that your handwriting is capable of reflecting. That's why the world has found new inspiration in writ- ing with Parker Duofold Pens. Their points. are polished to frictionless smoothness, and skilfully tempered to yield to any hand, yet resume their original shape. And they're guaranteed 25 years { mechanical perfection. Try the Parker Duofolds at the nearest pen counter—find your size and your point. And choose your color—rich Black and Gold, or the Black k-tipped Lacquer-red— handsome to carry, hard to mislay. PANY. JANFSILLE, Wisce + ATLANTA * SAN FRANCISCO * TORONTO, CANADA * LONDON, ENGLAND —— arker Twe Pawn Naw yoRK + With Lucky Curve Feed ofold@) Duofold Jr.$§ Lady Duofold ss comicbooks.com