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by Maurice Zolotow, from the June 1, 1946, issue of The Saturday Evening Post
One of [Adams’] consolations is that few children buy these jokers’ novelties, apparently on the theory that it is cheaper simply to put a tack under Aunt Susie than to pay 25 cents for No. 774, the Shooting Book “A large book which shoots when opened.”
Retailers bear out Adams’ contention that the overwhelming majority of buyers are men past 30. Consider the Joy Buzzer: a round tin box which is secreted in the fingers of the joker’s hands. When he shakes hands with the victim, the machine gives forth an ominous hum, and a sharp point is pressed into the dupe’s palm, giving him the illusion of an electric shock. Some years ago, someone showed a Joy Buzzer to Henry Ford, who was fascinated by its diabolical ingenuity. The next day Ford devoted the entire day to giving electrical handshakes to foremen and minor executives of the Ford Motor Company. ....

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