When was the first whoopee cushion made

Submit Search. March 28, Navigate Left. Navigate Right. The Spectator. The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share via Email. Search Submit Search. Activate Search. Scroll to Top. Chinese Finger Traps , Joy Buzzers, cans of mixed nuts that when opened out shot a long snake. By the time us kids were old enough to leave home, we had pretty much seen it all, prankster wise anyway.

Some of us had enough of the pranks when we were kids, some of us were hooked on them. I confess to being hooked on them.

There were primarily two companies that sold these types of pranks over the years. The aforementioned S. Adams,which began business in , and Johnson Smith Company that began business in Both companies are now out of business, but some of S.

S Adams novelty gags are still sold. Some comments from the Johnson Smith Company:. So there you have it. It is made from two sheets of rubber that are glued together at the edges. There is a small opening with a flap at one end for air to enter and leave the cushion. Adams novelty company. Clearly, if you had a practical joke idea, this was the man to see.

But when JEM offered to sell Adams their flatulent baggies, he declined because, he said , "the whole idea seemed indelicate. Once Adams saw how successful they were, he finally relented, contacted JEM, and started stocking up. JEM used these monikers until finally going with whoopee cushions in