AACA Library Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 The Auto Guest Book of Mobile Maxims. *It is filled with puns and all sorts of tom foolery, but also contains some pretty cool illustrated print work*that can be seen above. *The majority of the book is the repeated “time: place: cast:” over multiple pages. The consensus among our library is that this was to be used as a guestbook for vehicle passengers. If this were in my car, my friends would probably fill it with obscenities and stupid drawings, but hey that’s what friends are for.*More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Right on Chris-these things were very popular at one time. I have one in my collection that was reprinted in the 1950s by an auto insurance company as a novelty item. They were also used as log-books for motoring trips, and I've got one very early one that has blank pages with columns titled "# of people injured; # of animals killed, Repairs made, etc.etc. I've got the one you pictured and like yours, it's in wonderful condition and the illustrations are great.Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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