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This is a vintage advertisement featuring an illustration on the left and text with an image of a product on the right. The illustration depicts three figures, likely meant to be ancient Greeks or Romans, looking up towards a bird in flight against a backdrop that includes classical architecture. One figure points upward while the others gaze in admiration or contemplation. The right side of the advertisement contains text that refers to "Archytas, " described as a philosopher who constructed a wooden pigeon which could fly. It mentions Favonius's disbelief about mechanical flights from 400 B. C. , setting up historical context for their product's significance. Below this narrative is an image of what appears to be an industrial component labeled "SPHINX. " This suggests that the advertised product may have been related to early aviation technology or machinery parts. The bottom portion identifies "THE SPHINX MFG. COMPANY" located in Birmingham, positioning Sphinx as England's most durable plug and implying its role in advancing modern flight through technological innovation. Overall, this advertisement aims to draw parallels between pioneering efforts in human flight from antiquity and contemporary advancements represented by Sphinx products.
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