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Fun fact: The name alone got it into trouble — and into carts.
Original 1920s Whoopee Cushion
The rubber revolution that turned parlors into laugh tracks — cheap, repeatable, undefeated.
Origins
Often credited to rubber workers who noticed the comic potential of thin sheets and valves.
Design
Two latex layers and a slit valve; the back pressure does the performance.
Culture
Sold in novelty catalogs; quickly banned by certain boarding schools. Hmm.
Provenance
- Mail‑order novelty (c. 1930)
- Attic find with catalogs
- Museum accession, 2015