Comments on Jart in My Head: 1975 Johnson Smith Co. Catalog Corners Realistic R...

Well, somehow I found you. I was a fan of this cat...

2008-11-02T02:17:00.000-05:00

Well, somehow I found you. I was a fan of this catalog growing up in NYC in the early 70's and ordered from them all the time, sending my dollar bills and coins taped to a card, then anxiously awaited the little postal truck. What is unusual was that I am a girl and while most of my friends were playing barbies, flatsy dolls and little kiddles locket dolls (I had them too)I was pining for bloody fingers with nails through them, fake vomit, smoke from your fingertips and trying to understand how a person could throw their voice. Those masks were to be envied, and I also wanted a ventriloquist doll since my sister had passed her old Jerry Mahoney doll to me, but he was broken. Ahh, memories. WHy wasn't I friends with you wnen I was a kid?

Chris, thanks for posting. Them were the days alri...

2008-07-26T15:39:00.000-04:00

Chris, thanks for posting. Them were the days alright :-)

I have a question concerning the 1975 catalog and would greatly apreciate if you could send me an email to leo(at)nutz.de

Thanks very much.

Goddamn it's funny...And I got so many sensory mem...

2007-10-12T19:12:00.000-04:00

Goddamn it's funny...

And I got so many sensory memories looking at it. I studied this catalog when I was a wee lad.

I received my first Johnson Smith catalog in 1956....

2007-10-11T22:26:00.000-04:00

I received my first Johnson Smith catalog in 1956. It was printed in black ink on the type of yellow paper used for the Yellow Pages.

I thumbed thru that catalog until I wore the ink off the pages. Then I placed an order and they kept on coming.

Those copywriters were masters of their craft.

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. I defini...

2007-10-09T16:30:00.000-04:00

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. I definitely appreciate them. Also glad to see Johnson Smith is still around.

Just wanted to let you know that we're still aroun...

2007-10-08T08:46:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to let you know that we're still around! The Johnson Smith Company now operates 6 unique websites, with it's original title under the name www.thingsyouneverknewexisted.com these days. We still carry rubber masks for Halloween, and our catalog still features all the pranks and novelties you remember - x-ray glasses, whoppee cushions, fake parking tickets, etc. - most at $.99!
Thanks for your pictures of our old items, it's neat to see all the history and how many people remember the catalog from their childhood!

Good stuff. Keep posting, Chris!

2007-10-07T16:52:00.000-04:00

Good stuff. Keep posting, Chris!

That is some funny stuff - I've been laughing so h...

2007-10-07T00:01:00.000-04:00

That is some funny stuff - I've been laughing so hard about your comments on the Horrible Accident mask that I've got tears rolling down my face! Thanks!

Cool blog. Love the creepy old man mask.

2007-10-06T23:51:00.000-04:00

Cool blog. Love the creepy old man mask.

Nice post. I've never seen those in color before. ...

2007-10-06T16:53:00.000-04:00

Nice post. I've never seen those in color before. I'm going to add you to my links for the Halloween countdown.