Just Curiosities

Manufacturer/Distributor: Adams.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Glop” a Fishlove Whoops knock-off made by S. S. Adams.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1939.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: Item #875 “Gone With The Wind” gag book is an actual book with a replacement cover and pages cut out to reveal the joke of a pot of beans.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1939.
Condition: Very good.
Description: Item #875 “Gone With The Wind” gag book is an actual book with a replacement cover and cut out pages to display the joke of a pot of beans.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Archie McPhee.
Country of Origin: China.
Age/Date: 2012.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Googly Eyes Glasses” are a pair of large glasses with mesh lenses and black pupils that move around “googling”.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: Item #720 “Greetings From One Heel To Another” is a souvenir mailer with a rubber shoe heel and a mailing tag.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Hand Pincht” is a detached hand on a wire that can be placed somewhere to make it look like the hand was severed from the arm.

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1917.
Publisher/Distributor: Wehman Bros., 158 Park Row, New York, New York.
Condition: Good – some edge wear.
Notes: none.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Fun Incorporated (previously H. Fishlove), Chicago 10, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Hokey’s Bar Bugg” is a set of acrylic cubes with various items embedded in them. They are intended to be placed in drinks for a laugh.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Germany.
Age/Date: abt. Early 1900’s.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Hold To Light” is a postcard of a woman opening a door. The caption reads, “Lets hope the tim’s not far away, When wives may have the cherished right, To gossip at the club all day, While hubby waits for them at night.” When you hold the card to the light you see an image of a man holding a candle at the door.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Fair – soap roller is cracked and divided in two pieces.
Description: “Home Defense” is a rolling pin made out of soap.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1976.
Condition: Very good.
Description: Item #400, “Hot Lips” decals to be placed on clothes, etc., as a joke to pretend to have lipstick traces.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – bag is damaged.
Description: “Hot Seat” is a device that is supposed to be heated and placed on a chair or some other place where it will surprise someone.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1939.
Condition: Good – book has some minor damage and label residue.
Description: Item #876 “How To Clean Up On The Horses” is a real book with a replacement cover and cut out pages to display the prank.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good – shovel and broom inside loose.
Description: Item #876 “How To Clean Up On Horses” gag book is an actual book with a replaced cover and pages cut out to show the gag of a shovel and broom inside.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “How To Clean Up On Wall Street” is a small box that looks like a box with a tiny broom inside.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1950.
Condition: Very good – the ball is not attached to the back board.
Description: “How To Hold A Husband” is a real book with a replaced cover and cut out pages to hold the prank.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1981.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: Item # 806 “How To Improve Your Looks 100%” is a gag box that has a mask inside to improve your looks.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Unknown.
Age/Date: Unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: This little gag box has coffee beans inside. It is unknown who made this or where it came from.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Fair – The poop is detached from the spring.
Description: “How To Raise A Dog” is a real book with a replaced cover and cut out pages to house the prank. When you open the book a spring pops up with poop on it.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: Item #877 “How to See America For Less Than 50¢” gag book is an actual book with a replaced cover and cut out pages to display the joke, which is a large plastic thumb. The interesting thing with this book is that the information about the Fishlove company is handwritten on the front cover. The book is stamped Souvenir of Rochester, New York on the inside.

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1935.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. Fishlove & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1939.
Condition: Good – edge wear on book covers.
Description: Item #872 “I Cover The Water Front” gag book is an actual book with a replaced cover and cut out pages to expose the gag, which is a baby’s diaper.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Japan.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Imitation Fly Pin” is a tiny imitation fly on a pin that you can put in your lapel or anywhere else you want to make an impression and fool someone.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Adams.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Ink Bottle and Ink Blot” is a phony ink bottle with a metal piece that looks like an ink spill.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Richard Appel
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: Item #429 “Ink Bottle and Ink Spot” is an old fashioned ink bottle with a separate metal piece that looks like an ink spill.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Appel.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: Item #429 “Ink Bottle and Ink Spot” is a phony bottle of ink with a metal piece that looks like an ink spill.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Machinery & Supply Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Instructions For Back Seat Drivers” is an advertising card that, when opened, says “Shut Up!” The back is advertising for the Machinery & Supply Company.

Number of Pages: 64
Date: 1916
Publisher/Distributor: Wehman Bros., 126 Park Row, New York, New York.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “Irish Jokes” is No. 1 in the series.

Number of Pages: 64
Date: 1922
Publisher/Distributor: Wehman Bros., 126 Park Row, New York, New York.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “Irish Jokes” is No. 3 in the series.

Number of Pages: 64
Date: 1906
Publisher/Distributor: Wehman Bros., 126 Park Row, New York, New York.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: “Irish Jokes” is No. 1 in the series.