Auto Magazin

Auto Magazin (meaning Car Magazine in English) was a German language monthly automobile magazine which was published between 1928 and 1931 during the Weimar period in Berlin, Germany.[1]

Auto Magazin
CategoriesAutomobile magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Year founded1928
First issueJanuary 1928
Final issue1931
CountryGermany
Based inBerlin
LanguageGerman

History

The first issue of Auto Magazin appeared in Berlin in January 1928.[2][3] The magazine was published on a monthly basis, and its goal was to provide news about the emerging automotive industry in Germany.[3] It published articles on the new car models of which performance features were given in detail.[4] The mascot of the magazine was called Desmond which was a dog-like animal.[4] The magazine ceased publication in 1931.[2]

Auto Magazin was digitized by the University of Erfurt and the Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden together with other publications of the Weimar period.[5]

References
  1. Patrick Rössler; Achim Bonte; Katja Leiskau (2012). "Digitization of Popular Print Media as a Source for Studies on Visual Communication: Illustrated Magazines of the Weimar Republic". Historical Social Research. 37 (4): 176. JSTOR 41756481.
  2. "Illustrierte Magazine der Klassischen Moderne" (in German). Art Historicum. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. Anton Kaes; Martin Jay; Edward Dimendberg, eds. (1994). The Weimar Republic Sourcebook. University of California Press. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-520-06775-2.
  4. "Auto Magazin". Art Historicum. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. "Illustrated magazines online". Weimar Studies Network. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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