Life, 1926-12-02 · page 3 of 81
Life — December 2, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It's a full-page advertisement for the Grebe Synchrophase radio receiver, published in Life magazine. The ad uses the Christmas gift-giving season as its marketing angle, with the headline "Give Wisely that the pleasure of Christmas may last through the year." The illustration shows a well-dressed man demonstrating the radio to a family gathered around a fireplace, positioning it as an aspirational luxury item. The advertisement emphasizes technical features like the Colortone speaker, Binocular Coils, and S-L-F Condenser. No political figures or satirical content are present—this is straightforward early-20th-century consumer marketing leveraging holiday sentiment to sell electronics.
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lve ‘Wisely that the pleasure of Christmas may last through the year SF you give a Synchrophase, you will know that the pleasure of your gift will not pass with the day, but be renewed again and again through years to come. For Synchrophase reception is soclear, true and natural that it is always a joy to “listen in.” Several exclusive Grebe de- velopments produce this unusually superior reception: The Colortone controls the loud speaker, preventing those dis- agreeable, lisping, adenoidal sounds called “radio accent”; the Binocular Coils bring in the desired station, keeping others from interfering; S-L-F Condensers make accurate tuning, quick and easy; and the Flexible Unit Control makes this A One Dial Set convenient for local reception; or, at your option, a two- or three-dial set for finer distant tuning. Send for Booklet L which explains fully and clearly. Then ask your dealer to demonstrate. Dial (sare A.H. Grebe & Co., Inc., 109 West 57th Street, New York With the Flexible Unit Factory: Richmond Hill, N. ¥. Control, one dial controls Western Branch: 443 So. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, Cal. all three; or each can be set separately at will. “The @EB SnGiRormss a f MARK MED UE PAT. OFF All Grebe appa- This Company ratusis covered by Ci) owns and operates patents granted stations WAHG = ‘and WBOQ. r\ and pending. S-L-F Condensers Ree. U. 8. Pat. Of. 7 pick the station 7 Colortone ’ ; you want right 4 fi ee, U 80a 00, $8 Binocular Coils out of the crowg; ‘ gives you control ) Reg. U, 8. Pat. O8. make unneces- of tone quality, /: (1 bring in the desired independent of f \ station; prevent oth- the loud speaker. t Ve ers from interfering. comicbooks.com