Scanned-in 1929 novelties catalog
Jay sez, "Flickr set containing scans from a 1929 Johnson Smith catalog of 'surprising novelties, puzzles, tricks, jokegoods, useful articles, etc.' Catalog advertises real firearms, 'boy's handcuffs', Tear Gas in a fountain pen, Golden Shower bombs, and horribly racist masks." Link (Thanks, Jay!)
Update: Mat sez, "1929 was a bit before my time. A while ago I scanned my cherished copy of the 1979 catalog and posted it on Flickr. Take a look -- it's amazing how little some things change between issues."
Share this post
Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
Where not otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. Boing Boing is a trademark of Happy Mutants LLC in the United States and other countries.