Life, 1927-01-27 · page 27 of 35
Life — January 27, 1927 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **Kodak advertisement**, not political satire. The page promotes the Ciné-Kodak, an early home movie camera system for consumers. The imagery shows a ship and film strips to emphasize the product's appeal: enabling ordinary people to record their own travel adventures and then project them at home. The tagline "Aboard and Abroad" suggests capturing vacation experiences. Key points for modern readers: - This represents an early consumer technology moment—when movie-making shifted from professional studios to home users - Prices ($70-$140) were substantial in this era, positioning it as a luxury good - The "Kodascope" was a projector; users could also rent pre-made content (cartoons, travelogues) - The tagline "If it isn't an Eastman, it isn't a Ciné-Kodak" emphasizes brand authenticity There is no political cartoon or satire present—this is straightforward commercial promotion targeting affluent consumers interested in documenting leisure travel.
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and bject ould right rs to was nelly nthe little 1 said en at glad je her “The ft the cendo >stion, Aboard and Abroad with a Ciné-Kodak DVENTURE lies ahead—new scenes, new customs, new faces—fresh discoveries every day. And now each one means a movie. Press the release on the Ciné-Kodak—you’re making movies. Turn the switch on your Kodascope—you're seeing the movies you made. Thrill? It runs the trip itself a close second. Nor is this all. In addition to movies you make your- self, you can rent well known screen classics, animated cartoons, travelogues, from a Kodascope-Library. There is a list of over four hundred pictures from which to choose. The Ciné-Kodak Model B, with Kodak Anastigmat £-6.5 lens, is priced at $70; with Kodak Anastigmat /.3.5, at an even hundred. The Kodascope C projector is 360. A complete outfit now—Cine-Kodak, Kodascope and screen—as low as $140. The thousands of Kodak dealers are now prepared to demonstrate the Ciné-Kodak. If your dealer is not yet ready, write us for Ciné-Kodak booklets. If it isn't an Eastman, it im't a Cint-Kodak Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y., The Kotak City comicbooks.com