Unique magazine advertisement from THE GARFORD MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY, Lima, Ohio.

The only one with this layout and truck illustration on eBay. 

It's an early 1920's ad, but I don't know the exact date or name of magazine that it was rescued from. Ad includes a great illustration of one of their giant trucks.

The ad has a small tear along the left border area, repaired with a piece of clear tape on the back side. There are also a number of wrinkles, and the paper has yellowed with age. 

On the reverse side is a full page ad for KLENZO Dental Creme. Edges of the ad were carefully trimmed away to eliminate other tears and flaws. 

Page now measures 7 3/4" x 11 1/4". 

I'll place the ad page inside a plastic sleeve and add a piece of white foam board for protection while mailing by USPS First Class in a bubble envelope. 

I'll mail the same day, or next day after payment is received. 

Following is a little background info on this interesting company:

In 1909, the Garford Motor Truck Company was established in Elyria, Ohio, a small town 30 miles outside Cleveland.

By June 1912, the company was awarded a lucrative contract with the United States Post Office. The first order called for 11 trucks, the following for 20 trucks, for a total of 31 trucks. "This is very significant of the practical efficiency of this most advanced commercial car." The post office had experimented for two years "with practically every truck made." They tried not only all the leading American trucks, but the foreign trucks, as well. The test resulted in the Garford being awarded first honors. The Garford proved to be the most practical truck under all conditions.

During the early 1920s, Garford moved its operations to Lima, Ohio. In 1925, Garford Motor Truck changed its name to the Superior Body Company and opened a new plant housing a large manufacturing facility and administrative offices. The company diversified, introducing a line of hearse and ambulance bodies (known as professional cars) and becoming a major producer of school bus bodies for the U.S. and Canada, as well as export markets.

For its professional-car platforms, Superior signed an agreement with Studebaker, thus gaining instant access to some 3000 dealers and Studebaker's chassis engineering. The company had continuing success for several years, and on the strength of this arrangement, rose to a prominent position in the professional-car business. By 1930, Superior and Studebaker had the only complete line of professional cars in the North American market.

In 1938, having achieved success and having established a dealer network of its own, Superior left the partnership with Studebaker and began building bodies on General Motors platforms.