The Wasp — 1879 — page 472: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It features various San Francisco businesses and services from what appears to be the late 19th century, including an upholsterer, bakery, laundry, and optician. The only illustrated figure is a bearded man labeled "MULLER" advertising as an optician—likely a humorous visual pun playing on his profession (examining sight). The page also includes decorative engravings of mechanical devices (possibly printing equipment) and what appears to be a spurred wheel or gear, typical of commercial illustrations from this era. At the bottom, repeated advertisements for "OLD JUDGE" cigarettes appear—the magazine's primary revenue source. The overall content reflects The Wasp's dual nature as both satirical publication and advertising vehicle.