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Item Overview
Publisher: Johnson Smith & Company (Detroit 7, Michigan)
Title: "Mammoth Catalog of Over 7,000 Novelties" (1950 Catalog)
Front Cover Ad Highlights: Midget Camera, Pocket Size Radio, Luminous Skull Mask, Electric Shocker, and BB & Pea Shooter
Rear Cover Ad Highlights: Keystone 16mm Movie Projectors, Atomic Bomb film, boxing reels, and pinup/bathing girl movies
Format: Thick softcover mail-order trade catalog (approximately 500 illustrated pages)
Featured Subject Matter & Internal Pages
Health & Physical Culture: Sailor White Giant Chest Expander, "Samson" Pocket Gymnasium, and 3-Way Muscle Builder
Automotive & Blueprints: 2-Passenger Midget Road Car blueprints, Chain Drive Midget Racer, K-8 Dirt Track Car, and House Trailer plans
Toys & Pranks: "Nudies" Mystic Novelty Drinking Glasses, novelty salt and pepper shakers, Fly-Apart Crash Trik-Truk, and Whizzer Sparkler
Western & Leather Goods: Cowboy Boy leather holsters, jewel-studded gun belts, zipper safety billfolds, and chess sets
Measurements & Condition
Dimensions: Measures approximately 8.5 inches tall by 5.75 inches wide; thick text block measuring over 1 inch deep
Covers: Original red paper wraps are intact. Shows handling wear, surface scuffing, minor pencil marks on the front, creasing, and corner chipping.
Spine & Binding: Paper spine shows typical edge rubbing and corner separation at the head/foot, but the binding remains square and firmly held.
Pages: Natural vintage age-toning to the newsprint pages, with clean text and sharp black-and-white graphics throughout. No major loose or missing pages observed.
Please review all photos for an accurate visual assessment of condition, binding, and page quality.
