Life, 1928-08-23 · page 2 of 36
Life — August 23, 1928 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising, not satire or editorial content**. It's a Crane Company advertisement for plumbing fixtures and related products. The ad promotes two books: "New Ideas for Bathrooms" and "Homes of Comfort," positioning them as helpful resources for consumers planning bathroom renovations. The visual collage displays bathroom designs, floor plans, and product photographs to showcase Crane's offerings. There is **no political cartoon or satirical content** present. The decorative text ("May we send you") and layout are typical early-20th-century advertising design. The coupon at bottom invites readers to request the free books. This represents standard commercial marketing from *Life* magazine's advertising section, not editorial commentary.
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GY \\May we send youl~ There is hardly a question about how to make a bathroom more beautiful and more convenient that is not answered in New Ideas for Bathrooms. It is all that its name suggests. In beautiful color- printing, it presents page after page of fresh and agreeable arrangements of the newer fixtures... novel ideas . . . color schemes . . . blue prints of floor plans . wall elevations . . . plumbing hints that may save space and money . ++ inspiring suggestions, every one of 2 new helpful books? You need these two books if you are building or planning tobuild. Together they contain more than 100 pages of sug- gestion and illustration; baths designed by well-known archi- tects, color schemes by able in- terior decorators, actual photo- graphs of the newest fixtures and accessories. A wealth of information in handy form. If the books will help you, we will gladly send then. The coupon is for yourconvenieice. CRANE EVERYTHING FOR ANY PLUMBING INSTALLATION ANYWHERE Crane Co., General Offices, 836 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago Branches and sales offices in one hundred and sixty-six cities which is as practical as a door-knob. The companion volume is Homes of Comfort. In the newly revised edition, it is a handy illustrated catalogue of Crane fixtures, valves, and fittings, for kitchen, laundry, and bath. Merely fill out and mail the coupon below. Both books will be sent to you promptly, without obligation. AAWA AANA AAA CRANE CO., 836 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Please send me without obligation the two books: New Ideas for Bathroomsand Homes of Comfort, which you offered in Life of August 23. New sic City... PEEPETET IEEE EEE N PRMD comicbooks.com Ss Fh) &5E