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Imagine opening your copy of The Household in June 1919 and finding this.
The First World War had ended only months earlier. America was moving into a new era—and somewhere, someone was staring very carefully at this peculiar map of Europe, searching for hidden faces.
Because there was a Ford automobile at stake.
This original page from the June 1919 issue of The Household advertised a $1,500 “War Puzzle Picture” contest. Readers were challenged to find faces representing different nationalities hidden within a map of Europe.
First prize was a Ford automobile. Second was a $250 Culver Auto, followed by a $200 American Flyer automobile, Elgin watches, Eastman Kodaks and cash.
And the automobiles weren\'t the only hook.
Solve the puzzle and join the club, and you could also receive an “Allied Victory” finger ring decorated with a red, white and blue U.S.A. shield. Entries were directed to H. J. Brockman, Manager, 909 Capper Building, Topeka, Kansas.
The Household was one of the publications associated with Arthur Capper, the influential Kansas newspaper and magazine publisher who had served as governor of Kansas and entered the U.S. Senate in 1919—the very year this page appeared.
At some point, someone decided this page was worth saving. Then someone decided it was worth framing. More than a century later, it\'s still here.
The original page remains behind glass in an older gold-tone wood frame and is being sold exactly as found. We have not removed it from the frame. The frame shows age-related scuffs, marks and wear, and the page shows expected toning and age. Please review photos closely.
Approximate framed size: 12\" × 16½\" × 1¾\".
Maybe nobody drove away in the Ford. But somebody kept the advertisement.
