Life Magazine – December 1, 1927 (# 2352) – Christmas

– CHRISTMAS NUMBER (much fatter than typical issue).
– Note : this issue is labeled “December 1927” on cover, “December 1, 1927” inside.
– Full page color L.C. Smith & Corona Typewriters ad, pretty red, Christmas theme, signed, possibly McKee.
– Pretty full page color Coty perfume ad.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Frank Wail (possibly)(112 H.P. Chrysler Imperial 80 car ad), Milt Gross (Give Till it hurts), John Held Jr. (2 pages : the useful mistletoe), Paul Webb (The sandwich man), Russell Patterson (COLOR : Look at it, Mae! Did ya’ ever, in ya whole life, see such a big Christmas Card? looking at tapestry), Gluyas Williams (The Christmas Plum pudding), Charles Dana Gibson (The Excellent provider), Strothmann (The Eighteenth century Dandy who was ahead of his time), Leonard T. Holton (The conjuror’s Christmas), Johnny Gruelle (Christmas in Yahoo Center : Mayor Andy Keeler lights the community tree), C. H. Sykes (God help the sailors), Lui Truyo (Taxicab economy) .
– Full page color Pierce-Arrow car ad, strikingly New.
– Full page color Martini & Rossi Vermouth ad, art by Shanks.
– Two page Color center spread art by (illegible), “I wonder if it’s another non-stop flight?”, Santa passing over poor neighborhood.
– Some current events include : Christmas, raising children, What does Christmas mean in other parts of the world.
– Full page color Gillette safety razor ad, pretty.
– Full page color Seald Tangerines ad.
– Full page color Milano pipe ad.
– And much more 1927   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!