Life, 1929-06-21 · page 20 of 40
Life — June 21, 1929 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine presents a 12-panel comic strip titled "Those funny old-fashioned" (title incomplete). The strip satirizes the charm and quirks of old-fashioned architecture and home features through humorous domestic scenarios. The panels depict: - Old cottages and creepers (climbing ivy) - Rambling hallways and passages - Unexpected steps and uneven floors - Low doorways requiring stooping - Old-fashioned fasteners and latches - Period baths, beds, fireplaces, and chimneys The satire gently mocks how residents must navigate these charming but impractical features—constantly bumping heads, tripping on steps, struggling with outdated mechanisms. The joke targets middle-class nostalgia for "quaint" old homes while highlighting their genuine inconvenience and discomfort, suggesting romanticizing the past overlooks real problems.
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