Crammed-full page of useless gadgetry and pranks


This 1919 Johnson, Smith and Company catalog page (thumbnail above, click below for the whole glory) represents a kind of nirvana composed of equal measures of high-tech conveniences, ridiculous prank gadgets, and dust-magnet tchotchkes, all crammed together so tight they leave no space for reflection or sober second thought. On days when Boing Boing really works, this is what it approaches.

Johnson, Smith and Company – 1919