The well known Johnson Smith Company began selling novelties and practical joke materials in Australia way back in 1905, and they relocated to Wisconsin in 1926. There i... Keep Reading

The well known Johnson Smith Company began selling novelties and practical joke materials in Australia way back in 1905, and they relocated to Wisconsin in 1926. There is a company that is a subsidiary of The Johnson Smith Company named The Lighter Side that continues to focus on the provision of great gags and gifts. These products became popular as an escape during the depression, and as the company moved to Detroit in 1935 with the hopes of expanding across the river into Canada, they once again had to step back and make room for WWII. This is an escape from reality organization, and they provide a catalog that is known as The Things You Never Knew Existed filled with seven hundred pages of goofy stuff. By 1986, this company continued its tremendous growth and moved to Bradenton, Florida where they were able to obtain a state of the art warehouse. The Lighter Side will keep it easy for you.