Auto Magazin Explained

Language:German
Country:Germany
Based:Berlin
Founded:1928
Firstdate:January 1928
Finaldate:1931
Category:Automobile magazine
Frequency:Monthly

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

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 featured 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] It 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]

Notes and References

  1. Patrick Rössler. Achim Bonte. 4. 176. Katja Leiskau. Digitization of Popular Print Media as a Source for Studies on Visual Communication: Illustrated Magazines of the Weimar Republic. Historical Social Research. 2012. 37. 41756481.
  2. Web site: Illustrierte Magazine der Klassischen Moderne. Art Historicum. 22 October 2021. de.
  3. Book: Anton Kaes. Martin Jay. Edward Dimendberg. The Weimar Republic Sourcebook. 978-0-520-06775-2. University of California Press. 1994. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA; London. 667. Martin Jay.
  4. Web site: Auto Magazin. Art Historicum. 22 October 2021. de.
  5. Web site: Illustrated magazines online. 22 October 2021. 3 April 2013. Weimar Studies Network.