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October 2016 cc Volume 342

Toy Jukebox

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Lead Test Kits

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Pill Sorter

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3-D MirascopeYou've seen everybody's favorite desk toy.The one that makes you swear you can pickup the coin that's right inside it. Toobad it's really a hologram you'relooking at! Now you can ownthis petite version of the pop-ular "illusion" toy. This one, 6"dia x 2" tall, with a 1-5/8" open-ing on the top, leaves more money in your wallet and more roomon your desktop. And try to touch that little rubber frog thatcomes with it. It's either enchanting - or enchanted!

93374 3D Mirascope $8.75/each

Special Price! $7.50/each

Count 'Em Up...as they go past, with a classic chromepalm counter. 1-3/4" dia x 1-3/16" thick,our mechanical 4-digit counter has athumb plunger and ring to fit around afinger so you don't drop it, you klutz.The numbers are 3/16" tall, and there's arotary reset for when you have to start over.

92897 Mechanical Counters $6.95/each


We Prefer LongnecksReally long neck on this padlock. Theshackle is blue, rubber-coated, 5-1/2"long x 1-3/8" x 5/16" dia with a 2-3/8" x2" x 7/8" housing (also coated). Theseare gun locks, used to lock out the actionor triggers on guns, but they could beused to lock anything. Come with (2) tubu-lar keys, as all locks are individually keyed.

43755 Long-Shackle Padlock $17.50/each


Magnetic GlitterationMake your own sparkling magnetswith our flexible, cut-able 8-1/2" x11" sheet of 1/32" thick magneticrubber. The silver glitter finish undera diffraction layer creates mesmerizingrainbow effects. You'll get (3) sheets ofmagic glitteration to play with.

38818 Rainbow Magnetic Sheet $3.75/pkg(3)

Special Price! $2.00/pkg(3)

The Better Rotary ToolFor bigger, or longer, projects, and hands-freeoperation. This 1/4-hp flex-shaft grinder has a43" long flexible shaft, a keyed chuck thataccepts bits up to 5/32", a variable-speedcontrol foot-pedal power switch, and acomfortable 1" dia hand grip. The motorruns 500 to 22,000 rpm, operates on120VAC, measures 3-1/4" dia x 4"long, and has a sturdy hook tohang it from an over-the-benchshelf. Intermittent duty. Over 25 grind-ing tool accessories included!

93240 Flex Shaft Rotary Tool $72.50/each


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Globular CopterCalled a robotic UFO, this flying bot isofficially, per our flying toy division,"extremely cool." The 8" dia black wireframe supports a central set of doublehelicopter blades. Powered by aninternal lithium-ion battery, whichcharges via a USB cable from aninfrared dual joystick controller. The con-troller takes (6) "AA"s that you add. Control range is approx 30feet and the flight is remarkably stable, but then what UFOs aren't?Has (3) channels, so you can buy a trio and race them.

94767 RC UFO $37.95/each

94767P3 3-Pack SAVINGS! $99.95/each

92293 AA Alk Batteries $1.95/pkg(4)

Hydrorocket Science FunIf Werner Von Braun had used these, Londonwould have just gotten wet. Have somegood clean fun with this HydrotechAquazone rocket set. You get (2) 5-3/4" tall water rockets and (1) 8-3/4"rocket, plus (2) filling funnels anda piston pump for power. Includesa 6-page pamphlet on rocketry. Forages 8+, for good clean outside fun.!WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-SmallParts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94549 Aqua Rockets $10.95/each

Newtonian FunRattlebacks are plastic semi-ellipti-cal shapes, 3-7/8" long, thatillustrate Newton's laws ofmotion, while mystifyingkids. Set them down (the rat-tlebacks, not the kids) and their offsetcenter of gravity makes them spin. Spin them in one direction andthey stop and reverse themselves. You get a package of (10) inassorted colors, along with a lesson plan and suggested activities.

94180 Rattlebacks $9.95/pkg(10)

Look Ma! No Tangles!Introducing the Aeromax 2000. This update of theclassic parachute toy has mesh under the canopyinstead of lines, so it's tangle-free. Big 20" chute floatsthe little 3-1/2" tall trooper gently to the ground. Inassorted colors, which we'll pick because we have real-ly good color sense.!WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93889 No-Tangle Parachute $4.95/each

Bouncing Buddhist MonkMake your dashboard one with every-thing for under five bucks. ThisBuddhist monk-on-a-spring wears anoff-the-shoulder saffron robe and ablissful expression that will make yourdaily commute a little slice of Nirvana.Sits 4-5/8" tall with an adhesive base.!WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-SmallParts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94945 Dashboard Monk $6.95/each

Torment Your CatIt's a micro-drone, a 4" square babyquad-copter that's perfect forbuzzing house pets or just havingdrone-ish fun without worrying aboutthat 400-foot ceiling. Has approx 4-5-minute flying time and recharges via aUSB in 30-40 minutes, but you've got a lotof time on your hands. You can fly in thedark, because it has LED lights. Has twojoysticks, (3) trimmer positions, a chargingcord, spare blades, and amusingly translated instructions that youprobably don't need anyway. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95229 Mini Drone $39.95/each

HemidemisemiHelicopterWe believe, deep down in our hearts, thatthis is the world's smallest remote-controlhelicopter. (This world, anyway.) Measuresapprox 3-1/2" long and stands 2" tall fromlanding pads to rotors. Stores in 3-1/4" x 3-3/4" plastic box that doubles as the remote.Bonus: it's a two-channel remote so you can buy a pair and havecopter wars. Comes with a rechargeable lithium battery in the hel-icopter; you add (4) "AA" batteries to the remote. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95422 Tiny R/C helicopter $23.50/each


Ga-Boooing! Boooing! MachineOur crack sound-effects-evaluation vice-presi-dent calls this cartoon-in-a-box. You get (16)wacky cartoon sounds, from gunshots andexplosions to ga-boings, ah-oogas, whis-tles, wood-sawing, jabbers and tweets(the original tweets, from birdies.)Digitally recorded, in a 4" x 2-3/8" x7/8" box with a 1-1/4" dia speaker. It'ssmall enough to carry in a pocket soyou can be the life of the elevator!!WWARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93968 Box-O-Sounds $13.95/each

Pop Goes The UnicornWe're fresh out of weasels, and since you're a fan offoam ball poppers in general you probablyalready have our cow popper. Now try thisunicorn popper! Stands 6-1/2" tall (it's agiant among lesser unicorns) and comes with(6) rainbow-colored foam balls, which is all theyuse in unicorn land. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95430 Unicorn Popper $9.95/each

Spiffy TatsBe the girl with the gold tattoo without mak-ing your mother crazy. These gold (and sil-ver) temporary tattoos are approx 8 longx 1/4 to 7/8 wide in various snazzy pat-terns, including golden feathers, chevronsand Egyptian-like designs; and silver ani-mal-ish prints, waves and linking diamonds.Just moisten to apply. Great for wrappingaround wrists, ankles, fingers and arms--or maybe necks, doubledup. Will last several days, so theyre good for more than one party.Remove them with baby oil when youre going back to work.

44397 Temp Tattoos $2.95/pkg(2)

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Short-Juke JukeboxPress the red top on this little toy grayjukebox and listen to (3) 50s-ish poptunes for approx 10 seconds each asthe light flashes. Made of plastic, itlooks as if it was meant to have some-thing self-adhesive stuck on the front,probably as a promo item. Measures5-3/4 x 4-5/8 x 2-3/8 and you add a pair of AAs. Train thedog to hit the top and become an internet sensation.

45078 Toy Jukebox $3.50/each


If Gene Krupa Were Two Feet Tall...This desktop drum set has one drum at 6" diaand a pair at 3-1/4" dia hanging fromit, plus a 5-1/2" dia cymbal. You geta couple of plastic drumsticks tocomplete the set, which standsabout 16" tall over all. Includes lit-tle scrunchie-ish head-tuningbands for verisimilitude. Great fortaking out your office frustrations(something to bang on) or, on good days, forrim shots to accentuate your puns and one-liners. !WWARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95089 Desktop Drum Set $15.95/each


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Toy Train In A Tin CanMore fun than a canned ham, this flip-top storage tin has a train set inside, witha plastic steam engine, tender, boxcarand caboose, as well as a 12-piece trackthat forms a 10" x 22" oval. You add a"AA" battery and you're the engineer.!WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKING HAZARD-SmallParts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95451 Train In A Can $9.95/each


Screeching Monkey SuperheroLook! Up in the sky! It's a screeching flyingmonkey to the rescue! And at ascreechingly low price. Our hero isan 11" long stuffed monkey in super-hero togs (a cape, and maybe amask or hood, depending on his sar-torial whim). Put two fingers in thelittle pockets on his paws, pull his bungee arms back,and let him go. He'll fly a good 25 feet or more, issuing hideousmonkey screeches all the while, faster than a flying nun and ableto brighten up a day in the office in a single bound. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93041 Screaming Monkey $6.95/each

93041P3 3-Pack SAVINGS! $15.95/pkg(3)

Teeth With FeetWind them up and they chatterwhile they walk around, theseteeth with feet. A perennialfavorite, updated. These teeth arethe mini version, 1-5/8" x 1-1/4"on a pair of 1-1/2" wide feet. You'll get red gums, white teeth andpink feet (just like you!) or pink gums, white teeth and green feet,which makes for a nice change. Impolite or not, we pick the teeth.

94463 Wind-Up Teeth $3.25/pkg(4)

Original SlinkyDoes anyone need to be told what aSlinky(tm) toy is?? Okay, it is a very slackspring, 2-7/8" dia x 2-1/2" long, com-pressed. It will stretch out to about 5 or6 feet long without deforming. That'sthe boring part. The interesting part is that it "follows" itself. Sloshit from hand to hand. Put in on the top step of stairs, flip the enddown a step, and watch it walk down stairs, or down an incline.Believe us, no childhood (or adulthood) is complete without anoriginal stainless steel Slinky(tm). It was hard for us to find it, butwe are glad we did. You should be too. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

88701 Classic Slinky $5.95/each

88701P3 3-Pack SAVINGS! $15.95/pkg(3)

Cymbalic MonkeyYou know the one-big stupid grin, chatters,jumps up and down, pounds really annoyingcymbals together and won't stopanAmerican classic. The originals from the'50s bring $75 or so on Ebay, but you can getyour own brand-new, latter-day cymbal-clanging primate in a little red hat for a fractionof that. Approx 7-1/2" tall, runs on (2) "AA" batteries (not includ-ed) with a power switch under his monkey bottom. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

92814 Magic Monkey $13.50/each

Ga-Booooiiiiiinnngggg!The manufacturer calls it the Thunder Tube.We call it indispensable for the amateurFoley operator. It's a 7" long x 2-1/2" dia PVCtube with a resonant head at one endattached to a 17" long x 3/16" dia extensionspring. Shake it, scrape it, wiggle it, use yourpalm to muffle it and you generate creaks, deepwarbles, rumbles, weird heterodyne-ish gongeffects, wa-wa's, rude noises, and, yes, realistic thunder. A perfectmusical companion to your cuica and rain stick--and good, cleanfun around the house. Don't make a sound-track without it.

92686 Thunder Tube $11.95/each

Blues Harps X ThreeYou say you've got the blues? Good. Now findtwo unhappy friends and get this duo of 2-1/3-octave harmonicas. They're in thepeople's key--C--and they're blues harps sothey won't do a full diatonic scale, but theydon't need to. Lucite frames with metal reedsand trim, they come in plastic carrying cases so they won't dripresidual spit in the pocket of your nice skinny black suit.

94674 Blues Harps $5.95/pkg(2)

Quivering Dashboard ZombieNothing says motoring fun like a zombieon the dashboard. He's green, he's quiver-ing, he's undead, and he sticks to yourdash! We're especially fond of thespring-attached head and arms whichshake just like a real zombie. About 5-5/8"tall with a partially exposed brain.!WWARRNNIINGG: CHOKING HAZARD-SmallParts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94441 Dashboard Zombie $7.95/each


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Eeeek!The mouse is back! After an extendedabsence (due more to supply prob-lems than to any rodent-eradicationprogram) the gray rubber mouse isonce again available. A hair under 3" longwith a 4" long tail, he's diminutive anddetailed -- and ready to move into Sis'sunderwear drawer! !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

4831 Realistic Rubber Mouse $4.50/pkg(4)

Drinking GlassesLiterally. These clear, plastic-tubing faux-specsstart in your soda, wrap around your ears andeyes, sit on your nose and end up in yourmouth. You slurp and your drink zips aroundyour face and into your yap. The last word insophisticated beverage consumption. Made of1/8" and 1/4" tubing, the slurp-parts detachfor when you're not drinking. Some folks herebelieve we got this, despite the fact that it's in perfect workingorder, because the package says "It's suck-sational!" !WWAARRNNIINNGG::CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93590 Silly Straw Drinking Glasses $3.75/eachGoogle TheseThe metal tin packaging says these are"Emergency Googly Eyes" but we think youcould use them all the time. You'll get (36)classic googly eyes (black pupils on whitesclera) in sizes ranging from 1/2" to 1-3/16" dia, all self-adhesive, all glow-in-the-dark, and all ready to stick on whatever wouldbe improved by adding googly eyes, which is pretty much every-thing. (We love what they do to a stapler.) !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOK-ING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94683 GITD Googly Eyes $8.00/each

Renaissance KaleidoscopeForget that the 6-3/4" long body is festooned with Latinphrases and old maps. The stones/beads/glass inside thetube would make designing windows in cathedrals asnap. And hey, that's good work if you canget it. A nice gift for Rosetta windowfans, and a must for that special bishop inyour life. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKING HAZ-ARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95085 Old World Kaleidoscope $7.50/each

Prove You're Hot StuffHold the bottom onion-shaped bulb of this 4"glass toy in your hand and watch the liquid(green, red, blue or purple, we'll pick) magical-ly bubble up into the top chamber and keepon bubbling like the dickens, as your grand-mother used to say. The magic is ethyl alco-hol and physics. WARNING! The glass if frag-ile and the liquid is nasty. If you drop the thing in the kitchen itwill eat the finish off the tile and permanently stain the floor, sodon't let the kids handle this item unsupervised.

95124 Hand Boiler Toy $3.95/each

Straws-A-PaloozaLots of (changeable) fun with multicolor FunStraws, a 104-piece set of modular drinking-straw parts. You get (50) pieces 8"long and (42) just under 4" long, allwith those bendy sections; (4)straight connectors; (3) each of T-shaped and U-shaped connectors; and(2) L-connectors. Straws are standard3/16" dia. Put 'em all together and you've got a milk-drinking sys-tem as complicated as Willy's chocolate factory. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93967 104-Piece Fun Straws $7.95/eachThings Will Fall In PlaceBig BBs take the place of mice in this clevermaze, from the Laser Maze makers. Thisone is comes with (9) towers so you canbuild a nearly endless combination of 3-Dmazes, with gravity doing all the work.You get the towers, (3) ball bearings, a 6-5/8" square base and (60) challenge cardswith varying degrees of difficulty. For ages8+. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKING HAZARD-SmallParts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95220 Gravity Maze Game $29.95/each

AWeek's Worth Of WhoopeeA gallimaufry of gags, the prankster's pan-theon. Our seven-day selection of sopho-moric stupidity includes a joy buzzer, a fakeketchup spill that is perfect for a laptop ortablet, wrapped candy thats more bugthan treat, a pack of gum with amousetrap inside, a nice fake nail to putthrough a finger, a fly-in-the-ice cube,and the American classic whoopee cush-ion. Add some rubber vomit and you'vegot enough gifts to get through Channukah. !WWARRNNIINGG: CHOK-ING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93664 Trick Of The Day $11.95/each

Pay The PoochDrop some coins into this dog's dishand watch him get all wiggly wackywith barely controlled excitementwhile he gobbles your change andstores it in the base of the bank. Youadd a pair of "AA" batteries becauseanimatronic dogs don't eat Alpo. Pupis 3-1/2" tall on a 5-7/8" x 3-1/8" x 2-1/2"base. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95227 Doggie Bank $14.95/each


Don't Take This Snake On A PlaneWe don't know the folks at TSA, but we're hop-ing they won't let you on the plane withthis remote-controlled rattler, for every-one's sake. Measures approx16" long with (22) segmentsand creeps along quite quicklywhen you push the forward,left or right buttons on thesnake-eggish infrared remote.Remote runs on (3) button-cellbatteries, included, and the snake is recharge-able via the included USB charge cord. (If you're USB-deviceless,get our 40579 USB-out wall plug.) Range is about 20 feet. We'llpick a snake in serpauthentic speckled gray, speckeld white, orgreen or orange, all with a nice retractable tongue. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94766 Remote Rattler $17.95/each



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Forget Rose-Colored GlassesTodays Pollyanna uses these diffrac-tion-grating glasses, so everything is arainbow prism. Measure 5-1/2" widein neon-green plastic. Pop them onand its like living inside a 1960s psy-chedelic movie every day. Especiallygreat for fireworks viewing.

45076 Diffraction Glasses $4.95/pkg(2)

Intergalactic Diet LunchboxPack your lunch in one of these StarTrek-themed mini-lunchboxesand you're practically guaran-teed to lose weight. Theymeasure 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1-3/8", which is a little smallerthan a standard (albeit woe-fully overstuffed) billfold wal-let. But of course the lunchboxhas handles, too. We'll pick one with Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu,Uhura or the Enterprise itself on both the front and back.

95559 Tiny Trekkie Lunchbox $5.95/each

Sasquatchology KitEverything your profession-al yeti stalker needs forrigidly scientific field work.You get a laminated 17-1/2" x 6" map of worldBigfoot habitat regions, a2" magnifier, (3) evi-dence flags, (3) zipped plasticyeti-scat collection bags, a genuineBigfoot Research Team ID card ("Track-Catch-Release"), assortedstickers and decals for your vehicle and forehead and a 5-1/2" x 3-3/8" field journal for recording your data.

95340 Yeti Tracker Kit $14.95/each

Rearview GlassesA pair of shades in assorted colorswith the outer portion ofeach lens half silvered onthe eyeball side. Glanceleft or right and see behind you. Coolundercover item for the youngersleuth or the dirty old man on the beach who doesnt want to bediscovered. Whatever your motive, you need a pair now.

90338 Rearview Spy Glasses $3.95/each

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Paper PraxinoscopeThe praxinoscope was the successor tothe zoetrope, and both precursed(darn!) motion pictures. This prax-inoscope, marketed as the CrystalAnimator, can be assembled in10 minutes. The finished scope is4" dia x approx 2-1/2" tall witha 10" long spinner/handle.Spin it and watch the horse appear togallop in the mirrored core. Comeswith (18) pre-printed strips--including the horse, people, pigs andmany more, and (4) strips with line drawings--but you can createyour own, which is twice the fun, on the reverse sides.

94569 Crystal Animator $4.95/each

Gyroscope2" flywheel in well made metal frame. The trickis the same as it has been for 100 years.Wind the string through the spindle, pull itfirmly to set the flywheel spinning, andperform effortless balancing magic on pen-cil tips, string tightropes, and the like. Wetend to forget that bicycles and aircraft navi-gation both rely heavily on gyroscopic prin-ciples. It's never too early to tell the kids.Besides, it's fun. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

3804 Classic Gyroscope $7.85/each

Self-Spinning TopFree your children from the tedi-um of spinning their owntops with this motorizedUFO top that spins allby itself. The multicol-ored LEDs morphthrough various mesmeriz-ing patterns.Measures 4-1/4"dia and we'll pick one in anauthentic UFO purple, green or blue,among others. Includes (3) "AAA" batteries, thanks to the AlienBattery Importation Agreement of 1986. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94838 UFO Auto-Top $5.95/each

Give Yourself A Big HandIn creepily realistic flesh tones, completewith fingerprints, these giant latexrubber gloves ("Man Hands") are14" long and 5-1/4" wide at thewrists. Should fit people withnormal mitts and turn them intosomeone likely to frighten smallchildren. Also pretty much guar-anteed to get you a seat on thebus. Our each is a pair.

95336 Giant Rubber Hands $29.95/each

Gryo-LightA gyroscope with added entertain-ment value, and no old-fashionedstring to pull. Get it up to speed withthe geared pull-strip, and a spinningred LED automatically lights up. The 2-3/4 tall x 2 dia gyro is metal and plastic,with a small plastic stunt stand, and willcontinue to balance intriguingly, even Ifyou somehow manage to wear out theLEDs non-replaceable batteries. For ages 8 and up. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93859 Light-Up Gyroscope $3.95/each

Doodle In 3-DThink of it as a shortcut to learningperspective. This clever 50-sheet padof white, 7" x 4-1/2" paper has a finered and blue grid pattern thatshows your drawing and doodlingin 3-D when you wear the includ-ed 3-D glasses. It's our candidate for thewhy-didn't-I-think-of-that award this year.

93371 3-D Doodle Pad $6.95/each


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Bend It Like A LaserA "Beam-Bending logic game," TheLaser Maze is from the samemadmen who created laser chess.You get a 25-position game-boardwith (5) target mirrors, (2) beam split-ters, a double mirror and a cell blocker.Includes (60) challenge cards with puzzlesolutions and a symbols key card, plus instructions.Fosters strategic thinking, problem-solving and logic. For ages 8 toadult--basically anyone who likes to watch beams bounce aroundtrying to hit a target. Runs on (2) button-cell batteries, included.

95082 Laser Maze Game $29.50/each

A Joker As Big As Your HeadCare for a king-sized king of hearts? A jack ofhuge? Try our 8-1/2" x 11" deck of playing cards.Fun to shuffle and great if you've lost your read-ing glasses. Just the ticket for teaching a wholeclass of kids to play blackjack before the annualschool trip to Vegas. Go ahead and make ahouse of cards taller than you are, just don't tryto toss them into a hat or put one up your sleeve.

44379 Giant Playing Cards $12.50/each

New Lower Price! $9.50/each

Magnetic Geometry Made FunCreativity tool or just plain geometric fun?Yes. From the ever-fertile mind of creativi-ty guru Roger von Oech come the Ball ofWhacks, perfect for anyone with a3-dimensional mind, from a preco-cious child to a bored nonagenarian,including your favorite artist, mathe-matician, designer, engineer, or what-ever. The little red Ball of Whacks, 3-1/4" dia, comprises (30) magnetized right golden rhombic pyra-mids that will fit together in endless shapes, from a rhombic tria-contahedron, to stars, wreaths, animals, sunbursts, and more.Comes with a 96pp booklet of creativity exercises. Plenty of desk-top noodling fun, but a lot more than just a toy. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93333 Ball Of Whacks $27.95/each

Just Say NoManaging people will be so much easier withthis giant red NO! button on your desk, or athome. Push it and hear a digital voice deliv-er (10) different versions of no, includingNo!; No, No, No; Noooooo; For the lasttime, NO!; and more. Great for denyingtasks at work, and later-bedtime requests athome. (Remember--you can always change your mind to Yes, butgoing the other way never works.) Measures 3-1/2" dia x 1-1/2"tall in red with a black frame. You add a pair of "AAA" batteries.

95556 One Great Big No $6.50/each

92294 AAA Alk Batteries $1.95/pkg(4)

Give Someone The BirdIts the Gold-Beaked Kooshy Penbird. The Penbirdis 8-1/2" tall and looks like a one-legged crossbetween the roadrunner and Jar Jar Binks, withkooshy-ball feathers. Pull his leg and it slips outof his foot to reveal a black-ink ballpoint pen thatyou wont see on everybody elses desk. Well pick acouple of Penbirds in alarming purple, blue, greenor orange. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-SmallParts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94615 Kooshy Penbird $3.95/pkg(2)

Sarcastic BallYou've seen those 4" dia balls thatalways seem to have the rightanswer. You pose any question, andwhen you turn the ball over, a print-ed answer floats up to the windowon the bottom. Well this one does itwith sarcasm: "Yeah, right," "Ask me ifI care," and "Oh, please," are examples. As ourregular customers know, we don't carry rude items like this, butsometimes we find them in our warehouse and list them just toget rid of them. So please help us out and buy yours now.

91356 Sarcastic Ball $7.95/each

Lost Your Marbles?Here's a replacement bag. We sell 'em by thepound: the half-pound bag will get you an assort-ment of approx 35 colorful glass marbles ofvarious styles, ranging from 9/16" to 1-5/16" dia, although most of them will bethe smaller sizes. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93994 Half Pound Marbles $3.50/each

What Mood Is Your Ring In?Return with us now to those thrilling days ofyesteryear, when people could gaugeyour mood just by looking at your fin-gers. Our mood rings are tasteful, sim-ple metal bands with mood-indicatingstuff on the outside. We'll send you atrio from our bins of assorted sizes, andchances are they'll fit one or the other ofyour fingers or thumbs. (Or toes, whichcan get quite moody, too.)

95036 Mood Rings $6.95/pkg(3)

Pretty Little Anime Eyes...Slap on these plastic glasses and you'll looklike someone in Japan drew you for a website.You'll still be able to see through the holes inthe giant pupils, but the other people on thebus will probably not be making eye-contactwith you anyway. Get a pink wig and a HelloKitty T-shirt and you're ready for the costume party.

94986 Anime Eyeglasses $4.00/each

The Sleep Of The Living DeadWear this nylon zombie sleep maskembellished with haunted zombieeyes! Everybody will think you're justone of the living dead taking a breakand leave you alone. Flight attendantslove these! Measures 7-1/4" wide x 3-1/2"with a black elastic strap.

94497 Zombie Sleep Mask $4.50/each

Jaw Harp...The Dentist's FriendPlunk your magic twanger and call your-self froggy. This 3-5/8" long steel jawharp, or mouth harp, is technically aplucked idiophone, but don't saythat in Nashville. Includes playinginstructions. Pay no attention tothat vibration in your head.

95144 Jaw Harp $6.95/each



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Got Plastic Nuts?Plastic pliers are just the thing to keep the kiddiesout of Dads toolbox. Safe, too. Theseauthentic-ish gray slip-joint replicasare 6 long and would also makenice name-card holders for theMechanics Annual Dinner Dance.

45080 6 Plastic Pliers $2.95/pkg(3)

Still Extinct But Still FunThese colorful molded rubber dinosaur fig-ures are 4" to 7" long, depending, andinclude a velociraptor, stegosaurus, ptero-dactyl and brachiosaurus, among others.We'll pick (2) different prehistoric beastsfor you from our menagerie of detailed,high-quality models, which could beused for learning as much as playing.

95251 Rubber Dinos $7.95/pkg(2)

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Curses, Parafoiled AgainGo fly a kite. We highly recommend this rain-bow-colored nylon parafoil version, measures20" x 23" at its widest with a 14-foot tail(over three times longer than atiger's) on a spindle with a couplehundred feet of string. Includes acarrying pouch, too, making it avery practical, portable parafoil.

95087 Parafoil Kite $7.95/each

For Helicopter ParentsDirt-cheap fun for the kids--at homeand at school. Attach the (3) 5-1/2"long plastic blades to the whistlingnozzle, blow up the little balloon andwatch the world's cheapest helicopterfly away. Paul says it demonstratesNewton's third law, but he says a lot things.Great for classroom demos. Paul not included. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95138 Balloon Copters $3.85/pkg(4)

MetalpeckerBehold our version of the gravity-fed slidingwoodpecker. Ours is a 1-3/4" standard blackwoodpecker, not counting his cute redplume, slowly pecking his way down a 16-1/2" tall metal rod. His super-rapid, lifelikepecking action is strangely compelling toadults, and draws belly laughs from toddlers!!WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts.Not for children under 3 yrs.

93794 Metalpecker Desk Toy $2.95/each

ArrowcopterShoot one of these little plastic arrow-helicopter-rotor gismos straight upwith the included rubber bandlauncher and watch it soar as far as 300feet! A fun outdoor toy that grows in sophis-tication as you learn how to adjust thearrowcopter for wind conditions and flightpatterns: distance, return, circular descentetc. Our "each" contains a package of two(2). Recommended for kids over the age of 9.

89602 Toy Arrowcopter $6.95/each

There's Cash In Your Underpants!Or there will be when you keep your money inthis white nylonish canvas, jockey-style bill-fold. Everyone will crack a smile when youwhip out your foldable skivvies, and you'llgive new meaning to "stashing a littlecash in your drawers." Save your dollarsand you'll see London, you'll see France.Opens to 8" x 3-1/4" with a section for billsplus (1) window opposite (3) card slots.

95343 Underpants Wallet $14.95/each

The Foley Artist In Your PocketLife is so much more rewarding whenyou carry a digital sound-effectsbox in your pants pocket. (For onething, you always get a seat onthe bus.) These cuties are amere 3-1/8" x 1-7/8" x 9/16"thick and have buttons thatbroadcast (9) exciting soundsthrough a 1" speaker. TheMusical Moments box, which features violins, trumpets, applauseand instantly recognizable cartoon musical interludes. !WWARRNN--IINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95419 Cartoon Music $8.50/each

Not Your Grandmother's PostcardsThis whimsical pack of (30) postcardsmeasures, unsurprisingly, post-card size 5-3/4" x 3-15/16", with non-duplicatingimages of gravy and bacon, Nikola Tesla,narwhals, spontaneous human combus-tion, boxing kangaroos, infinity and taxi-dermy, among many others of that ilk.Those ilks. Whatever--just buy 'em and stop ask-ing so many questions. Blurbs on the back.

95328 Excellent Postcards $7.95/each

Do You Believe In Magic?It's easy. All you do is close youreyes and order one of our EasyMagic Sets conveniently marked##11, #22 or ##33. Seet ##11 has thecups and balls trick, plus threecoin tricks and a set of computer-agecards to tell someone's age; SSeett #22 hasa disappearing ball, escaping coin, ring andrope trick, and fortune cards; SSeett ##33 has Arabian cards, rings andcoin, dollar bill-to-water trick, a ball escape, and the rabbit in a hat.(Sadly, it's a card trick, not a real rabbit. ) For ages 6+. !WWAARRNN--IINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95407 Magic Set #1 $11.95/each



These Are Tops In Our BookThese are not only tops in our book,but there are a dozen of them. Plastictops, approx 3" dia, with assorted dif-fraction grating patterns on top. Discswith very short axes, they cling closeto the surface of whatever they're spinning on, whichis cool. Safety-tested to be free of lead and other nasty stuff.

94174 Twelve Tops $4.50/each

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Got Bots?All the hip kids have them because whowants to have to make their own fun whenthey could make a robot to have fun forthem. You pick: the Doodling Robot savesyou from having to draw stuff on yournotebook during meetings. Includes red, blueand yellow markers to mount on (3) adjustable arms on a 3-3/4base with a DC motor powered by a AA battery you provide.Spins and shakes to doodle better than you ever did, and includesarm extensions to vary the patterns. Or: the Table Top Robot crabthats smart enough not to fall off the table. Measures approx 2tall x 3-3/8 counting its claws x 6-5/8 counting its (8) legs. Youadd a AA battery. Both are easy to assemble.

95719 Doodling Bot $16.95/each

95720 Table-Top Crab $16.95/each


Closed-Cycle PowerThis excellent and beautiful Stirlingengine would make Robbie Stirlinghimself proud. Has a 1/2" pistonstroke and sits on a 7" x 3-1/2"wooden base. Comes with a smallalcohol lamp to fire it, and is connected via a belt to a DC gener-ator that fires some blue LEDs. Includes a spare hot gas container,power cylinder and piston-sealing ring, needle roller and silicontube, which you shouldn't need for some time. You also get a trioof Allen wrenches for your tweaking needs. This is the ultimatedesk toy, or demo unit for the more serious-minded.

95195 Stirling Engine $89.95/each

Beauty Of A Stirling EngineUse this little stainless beauty to teach teenagersand older students how heat engines work Thenkeep it on your desk, where you deserve to haveit! This low-temperature-differential Stirlingengine is beautifully machined. It works withhot water, ice water, a combination of hot waterwith ice cubes, or a hair dryer. It measures 5-3/4" tall with a 3-5/8" dia flywheel and a 3-1/2"dia x 7/8" tall base. The speed with hot water is approx150 rpm. This is a real showpiece, the best we've ever seen at thisprice. Includes a 7-page instruction booklet.

94353 Stirling Engine $89.95/each

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Whirl, Bounce & SoarDo them all with these inexpensive kits fromthe Science for Kids company. You pickfrom the DIY super ball kit that has (4) dif-ferent colors of (non-toxic) powder--pink,light blue, yellow and violet--and a moldto make 1-1/4" dia super bouncy balls;the 3" long x 1-1/4" dia plastic rocketwith sodium bicarb pellets (Alka-Seltzer works too) for power, which won'tget to the moon but will fly over 10 feet; and the hurricane tubekit, with the double-threaded adapter that turns two standardsoda bottles that you supply into the ever-popular water vortexexperiment, with food coloring to make it prettier. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

44913 Super Ball Kit $2.95/each

44915 Rocket Kit $2.95/each

44916 Hurricane Tube Kit $2.95/each

Robots-A-Go-GoGot a robot fan at home? This 99-piece setfrom Bizzare Builders/TEDCO Toys hasparts to make (6) different assemblablerobots, although we think that's very con-servative, depending on how you feelabout heads. You get arms, legs, heads,torsi, antennae and about (40) sundryconnectors, all in pretty neonish colors. For ages 5+. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95275 Robot Parts $13.95/each

Chemistry Lab In A BoxThis is the new, improved, bigger andbetter CHEM C1000 beginner chem-istry set from Thames & Kosmos.Follow Professor Probenius, theworld's most distinguished cartoonchemistry professor, through the 80-page manual while he provides safety adviceand instructions for carrying out 125 diverse experiments. Build afire extinguisher, make water flow uphill, identify chemicals, splitwater into hydrogen and oxygen and much more. Includes thesimple lab equipment and supplies you need to experiment withair pressure, surface tension, acids and bases, indicators, electro-chemical reactions and chromatography. You add some commonhousehold materials. A superior kit for ages 10 and up. Winner ofthe Gold Award from Parents' Choice. !WWARRNNIINGG: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94374 Basic Chemistry Set $59.95/each

Get The Lead OutOr at least find out if it's in. WatersafeLead Test is a home drinking water test forlead that meets EPA standards. Works viaa one-step procedure with anaked-eye positive/negativeresult in ten minutes. Includes avial and pipette. You choose oursingle-use test or the 12-pack, whichincludes an interactive CD. Watersafe isa screening test, so please read the product instructions for detailsregarding test results. All tests have a two-year shelf life.

95683 Single Lead Test $10.95/each

95684 12-Pack Lead Test $39.95/each

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Mechanical Engineering In A BoxFrom Engino. You pick between their Screws & Worm Drives orCams & Cranks construction sets. The first has plastic parts to builda revolving crane, lifting arm crane, vise or scissors lift. The latterlets you build working models of a fishing crane, pumpjack,sewing machine, a moving human figure or (oddly) a flying eagle.Both have 36-page full-color manuals plus a booklet of diagrams.Made in Cyprus, so the books are British English, but quite under-standable, actually. All the parts mate with each other and anyother Enginomodel kit, so buy both and the possibilities are end-less. For ages 6 to 14 and up. !WAARRNNIINGG: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94117 Screws & Worm Drives $36.95/each

94118 Cams & Cranks $33.95/each



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Soil Test KitsThe budding home scientist and horticul-turist will both delight in the ease withwhich this self contained soil test kitbrings discovery. The kit measures not onlyph., but also Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potashcontent and contains material for 40 tests. Since these are theessential ingredients affecting plant nutrition, we see a science proj-ect in the making: experimental plant growth in soils with differentamounts of acidity and/or nutrients. From Luster Leaf, the kit isentirely self contained and includes complete instructions for useand explanations. Be careful, please, the kit does have chemicalsand should not be used by young children without supervision.

88690 Multi Soil Test Kit $14.95/each

We're Just Testing The Watersbefore we dip our tongues into it. You mightwant to, too. Try Watersafe Well-WaterTest Kit, a 10 parameter, single-use kitmade for testing well-water or citywater. Contains tests that willdetect coliform bacteria, pesticides,nitrates, lead, iron, nitrites, pH, chlorine,copper and hardness. Includes an instruction manual and EPAdrinking water standards. Easy to use, with results on the spot.

93587 Water Test $25.95/each

Build Your Own UniverseMake a nice start at constructing your veryown universe with this excellent moleculemodel set. You get (24) 3/4" and (25) 1"plastic balls in assorted blue, black, yellowand orange colors with varying numbersof holes for connectors; (26) whiteball/rod combos to stand for hydrogen; and (27) con-nector rods in (3) lengths for valency bonds. Includes a chartexplaining the system and a periodic table inside the sturdy stor-age box. Great classroom tool for ages 13 and up. !WWAARRNNIINNGG::CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94681 Atomic Model Set $23.95/each

Stalagmites While-U-WaitGeology for those with short attention spans?The original Magic Rocks, of course! Mix thesolution in a jar of water, drop in the pebbles,and watch them grow into a forest of multi-color stalagmites. Growth starts in 10 minutes,is impressive in 30 minutes, and complete(up to 4" tall) in 2 hours. Extra credit if you canmake it grow stalactites by gluing the pebblesto the bottom of a jar, then pouring the solutionin and turning it upside down. Who knows? Maybe it will work.Comes with a set of marine decals to decorate the jar. Definitelynot for use with living fish. For ages 10 and up. !WWARRNNIINGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

6207 Magic Rocks $5.95/each

Boxes Of RocksEarth science rocks. Start your youngscientists off with one of these rockkits from GeoCentral. The basicrock kit has (15) examples of meta-morphic, sedimentary and igneous rock;the mineral kit has (15) samples of things beyondsimple rockness, such as quartz, alabaster and talc; fluorescentrock kit has (9) examples of (7) rocks that glow, including lapislazuli and green fluorite, plus a UV penlight. All include an 11-pagebooklet, magnifier and a streak plate. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95373 Rocks Kit $12.95/each

95374 Minerals Kit $12.95/each

95372 Fluorescent Rocks Kit $12.95/each

Box of RocksAbout 30-40 highly polishedstones, all shiny, translucent, orbrightly colored, ranging from3/4" long to 1/8" long. Great formosaics, jewelry, or aquariums.

90006 Tumbled Gemstones $2.75/each

Catch Some RaysAnd teach a kid (8 and up) thebasics of solar power. This excel-lent educational kit comes with(9) 0.5VDC solar cells pre-wiredin sets of (3) and mounted in a5" x 4" x 7/16" black-plasticframe with screw terminals onthe bottom. The kit includes a1.5VDC motor with leads and amount, a fan blade and (4) plastic discs from 5/8" dia to 2" dia formounting on the motor shaft, a 1.5V incandescent bulb withleads, a sound module with leads, and graphic cards to mount onthe discs. Comes with a 14-page instruction/experiment booklet,including info on increasing voltage and amperage, powering bat-tery charges, radios, games, etc. Lots of science project potential."Heuristic as all get-out," Jarvis said when he saw it. !WWAARRNNIINNGG::CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

92923 Solar Science Experiment Kit $17.95/each

You Want To Get Geophysical?Try some of the stuff we found in theground, all cleaned up and ready foryou to study. The fossil collection hasvarious sizes of ammonite, byrozoa, pet-rified wood, gastropod, fern/plant mat-ter, crinoid stem, colony coral, shark'stooth, and brachiopod. Very interesting stuff! !WWAARRNNIINNGG::CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93577 Fossil Box $19.95/each

Pick Pick,Chip ChipRock hammer with one square chip-ping face and one pointy pickingface. Steel head and shank, moldedrubber grip. Taiwanese. 1 ft. long x6" across the head 1-1/2 lbs. Wellmade. Good buy. Good bye!

88055 Rock Hammer $17.95/each

If Lightning Strikes In The Desert...When lightning strikes a barren desert,there's nothing to hit but sand. And whathappens when you heat sand to agazillion degrees, boys and girls?That's right, it makes glass.Actually, it makes small fulgurites,which are sand that has beenfused into often-tubular glassshapes. (Glass, but sand colored,and not the Sweet Home Alabamavariety. This isn't Hollywood, after all.)Yours will measure approx 1" to 1-1/2" long and be in a plastic boxalong with a description of the source of that particular fulgurite.

94678 Fulgurite $4.95/each



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Extremities-R-UsJust like your own, but in rubber insteadof bone. Our super realistic, anatomicallycorrect skeletal hand and foot models aregreat for a medical office, anatomy lab, artstudio, Halloween party, or just to add a littleorthopizzazz to your living room all year long.You choose the right hand and wrist, 8 longon a 4-1/4 square base with a detailed diagramof dorsal and plantar views; or the equally detailedright foot and ankle, also 8 long on a square base with the sameviews diagrammed. From United Scientific Supplies, Inc.

95649 Right Hand Model $39.95/each

95650 Right Foot Model $39.95/each

Ready Or Not SkeletonThis skeleton is actually used in medical and otherschools for teaching. The bones are plastic, butother than that it's as realistic and anatomicallycorrect as they come. The ready-to-use 5 7 tallskeleton is mounted with a 360 swivel at thepelvis from a heavy-duty metal rod on a standbase with castors. It has a skull with a removablesection, hinged jaw and (2) removable teeth;plastic zippered dust cover; and stainless steelwire, brackets and wing nut assembly for longlife. It's articulated at all joints except the spine,so you can demonstrate flexion/extension, ormerely pose it in a debonair posture.

88824 Lifesize Skeleton $269.00/each

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Bone Up On AnatomyYoure not going to blow money on an actualhuman skeleton, are you? Consider that for a tenthof the price you can get an anatomically accurateskeleton done in plastic. This model is male (judg-ing by the hips) and has many articulated jointsjaw, shoulder, knee, etc. Its small size (33) makes itpractical for classroom use, since it can be passedaround the room. Other nice touches include dis-crete neck vertebrae, a sectioned skull, and very lit-tle flash from the plastic molds. It also comes with ametal display stand, weighted at the bottom to prevent spills. Yes,some concessions had to be made because of the size and price,but this is still an invaluable teaching tool, and quite a nice deco-ration for those with morbid minds.

89242 Plastic Skeleton $59.95/each

Velociraptor BonesAdmit it, when there is a skeletonof any kind in a room, your eyesgo right to it. Plus, they're muchmore fun to put together than battle-ships. This molded, 24-piece velociraptorskeleton kit will be approx 25-1/2" long x10-1/4" tall when complete and will stand ina nicely menacing pose on an 11-3/4" x 8-1/2" base.!WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95502 Velociraptor Kit $24.95/each

AMeteorite Is Heading Your Way!Don't panic. A meteorite is speeding towardyou, but it will only hit your mailbox. Thesesmall hunks of genuine meteorites areapprox 4,200 years old and have beenharvested from Chaco, Argentina. (Wenever miss the meteorite harvest inChaco.) Most will weigh 25-30 gramsand measure approx 1-1/4" x 3/4" x1/2", which is very dense. Carry one inyour pocket and you'll never be hit by a large meteorite. (And ifyou are, we'll give you double your money back.)

94493 Hunk Of Meteorite $24.95/each

What's The Point Of Crystals?Crystals are for pointing toward you oraway from you, depending onwhat you believe or want, or forpolishing, or just for looking at.You get a 3-pack of quartz pointcrystals, approx 1" to 2-1/2" long, readyfor psychic healing, jewelry, or plain old-fashioned lapidarian fascination. Your hunks of point crystal mighthave an actual point, might not: nature's like that.

94132 Quartz Point Crystals $4.95/pkg(3)

Break Your Own GeodesPop one of these roughly 1-1/4 diastones into the toe of a sock, smash itwith a hammer, and be the first personever to see your real-as-Nature-makes-itgeode!! Ninety percent of them have thefamiliar beautiful white crystals inside. Formed byvolcanic action, they are found all over the world, but ours arefrom Mexico. There is no way to tell from the outside if they havecrystal centers, but we will send you two just to raise your odds,and we havent had a dud yet in our stores!! !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOK-ING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

88823 Break Your Own Geodes $3.50/pkg(2)It's a Little Gem!Actually, it's a set of (36) different littlepolished gemstones and mineralsfrom around the world, all identicalsizes (1/2" x 3/8" x 1/8" thick), mount-ed and identified by name and origin onan 8" x 10" card. Super nice at a super price, for teachers, design-ers or jewelry makers. The set includes amazonite, amethyst, aven-turine, black obsidian, blue lace agate, buttermilk jasper, carnelian,Dalmatian dacite, dumortierite, fancy jasper, fluorite, gold stone,hematite, howlite, jadeite, lapis, leopard skin jasper,mahogany,obsidian, moss agate, nephrite, Picasso jasper, orangecalcite, picture jasper, rainbow jasper, rose quartz, rhodonite, rockcrystal, rhyolite, red jasper, snowflake obsidian, sodalite, serpen-tine, tiger eye stone, turquoise and unakite. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOK-ING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

92883 Sample Gemstones $6.95/each

Large Rock Polishing KitBudding lapidarians will lap up this rock pol-ishing kit which is so complete it even con-tains some rocks. The polishing tumbler hasa (3) lb. (1qt.) fifteen sided rubber barrel and isdriven by a 115 VAC motor. Overall dimensions are 6"x 6" x 7-1/2" high. In addition to the tumbler, the kit includes anassortment of jewelry findings and a detailed manual giving youeasy to follow instructions. But dont think of it only as useful forjewelry making. As a hobby, our Uncle George for many years col-lected and polished a wide variety of rocks which he found inter-esting and made beautiful in and of themselves. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

80276 Pro Rock Polishing Kit $94.95/each

89758 Replacement Abrasives $11.95/each



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To The Bat CaveYoull be absolutely batty about thiswhen its finished. And its easy. Youget (9) pine pieces of pine plus thenails and plastic mesh (for hangingaround), and instructions. Includes agraphic of a bat on the front so thebats know its their house. Measures18 x 12 when finished. Bats:nobody eats skeeters better.

89626 Wood Bat House Kit $33.95/each

The Original Air B&BOne story, one entrance. Small perch-porch. Our pine birdhouse kit comeswith glue, paint (red, yellow, blue andwhite), and a chain to hang it with. Justunder 5 tall when finished with a 1-1/8 ID front door. Only approx 2/3 of asquare foot of living space, but birds like cozy.

95718 Birdhouse Kit $11.95/each

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Wood Would Always Be BetterWe woodn't kid you; we always like wooden kits best. More organ-ic. These are all pre-cut, unfinished pine and include nails. You addwood glue, simple hand tools and paint. Pick the little birdhouse,which will be approx 6" long x 3-1/4" square

94260 Birdhouse Kit $2.50/each

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Knot For EveryoneKnot everyone knows how much fun knotsare. You can join the knot knowledgeablewith Knots, Splices and Rope Work an 88-page soft-cover book originally publishedin 1917. Includes detailed instructions fortying many dozens of knots, ties, bends,hitches, loops, nooses, lashings, seizings,splices and things like the Matthew Walker,Selvagee Tie, Flemish Eye and the Topsail-Halyard Toggle. Includes(4) pieces of nylon rope for practice. Will tie up a kid for weeks.

94695 Knots & Splices Book $12.95/each

Hyperactive Robot KitThe Tumbling Robot Experimentis relatively easy to assembleand has sensors in his (her?)belly, back and legs so he (it?)can fall and get up again, likesome of us humans. At 8" tall, inbetween tumbles, it's a manic, slid-ing, chomping, swinging thingy,like a droid cookie monster in a Pilates class.You put a pair of "AA"s in his feet. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKING HAZ-ARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95172 Tumbling Robot $9.95/each


Magnetic Money FunThis highly instructive and fun kit fromthe UK teaches magnetic polarityusing a pair of powerful 3-3/8" x 1"sq magnets, (20) newly mintedBritish pennies, (2) equally new 2-pence coins and (1) not-so-newU.S. penny just to prove that theirpennies are magnetic and ours aren't. Includes a 64-page bookletwith (32) experiments and activities. From Brunel University, TheInstitute of Physics and The Royal Institution, London.

94553 Magic Penny Kit $21.95/each

Insect-A-Suckervacuuming bug gun, for humane, catch-and-release insect inspection. Young entomologistswill spend hours slurping up creepy crittersto study. Has a pistol grip, (2) speeds,slotted and round nose cones,catch-pot with a pivoting lid, view-er tube with magnifying cap,tweezers, and a corrugated plastic "pipe sucker" for getting intohard-to-reach bug lairs. You add (4) "AA" batteries. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93857 Bug Vacuum $12.95/each

92293 "AA" Alkaline Batteries $1.95/pkg(4)

Add Some Polish To Your LifeLovely to look at, delightful to make jewelry outof. Our (20) piece set of polished gemstonesincludes: amethyst; howlite; tiger eye;hematite; amazonite; carnelian; sodalite;turqurenite; plain and rose quartz; rhodonite;unakite; snowflake obsidian; serpentine; red,brecciated, picture and blue dalmation jaspers;orange calcite; and lemon jade. All approx 5/8"across. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95378 Gemstone Set $6.85/each

The Driest Rocks On EarthTektites, called glass rocks, are formedwhen meteorites from outer space crashinto our home planet and, by Jupiter, norock collection is complete without one!The driest of all rocks, tektites are blackto olive-green, and average less than.005% water. These samples will be rough-ly 1/2" to 1-1/4", and you'll get (2) to (4) ofthem, depending upon their size. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93975 Tektites $2.75/each

Genuine Replica ArrowheadsNo, that's not a contradiction. Theseare real arrowheads, made like theoriginals, but as replicas. You get aclear-plastic case with (4) of them,(2) made from jasper and (2) fromobsidian. Sizes range from 1-3/8"long to approx 2". Has a short factsheet, but no arrows. !WWARRNN--IINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-SmallParts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93948 Arrowheads $2.50/each



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Shaker-esque Paddle Boat'Tis a gift to be simple, they said, and thislittle wooden paddle boat is one of theoriginal simple toys. Measures 5-3/4" long x 2-1/2" wide x 11/16"thick in varnished pine with a rub-ber band-driven paddlewheel. We'reeven throwing in (3) rubber bands soyou'll have spare power supplies. Ages 5 and up. !WWAARRNNIINNGG::CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93430 Rubber Band Boat $4.95/each

Build Your Own Crystal RadioA good basic kit with everything you need tobuild a very simple crystal radio. This is not hi-tech hi-fi. Geared for ages eight and up, it is acomplete kit with wonderfully straight for-ward instructions which walk the experi-menter through winding the coil, hook-ing up tuning needle, crystal diode, and ear-phone, and experimenting to find useful antennas. Excellent edu-cation, recreation and discovery device all at the same time. A sim-ple kit with hours of fun in it. !WWARRNNIINGG: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

88028 Crystal Radio Kit $12.95/each

Radio KitAn advanced kit com-pared to the others, a littlemore deluxe and a little morecomplicated. It is an AM/FMradio kit from Elenco with over80 pieces divided into lessongroups. PC board shows component placement to help learningand to minimize errors. It has (14) transistors and (4) diodes andthe case measures 11"x 5"x2-1/4" Soldering required. !WWAARRNN--IINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

89018 AM/FM Radio Kit $34.95/each

Solar RoboticsThis 6-in-1 snap-together kit has a solarcell and small motor for power, and willtransform into a solar windmill, robot,helicopter, plane, airboat or "wheeler," amoon-bot sort of rover. Includes a help-ful graphic instruction booklet. !WARRNN--IINNGG:: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts.Not for children under 3 yrs.

43362 6-in-1 Bot Kit $7.50/each

The Pocket RocketOur micro rocket packs a lot of fun into asmall package, much like hockey's origi-nal Pocket Rocket, Henri Richard, the5' 7" brother of Maurice "TheRocket" Richard. Unlike Henri, thisrocket's powered by baking sodaand vinegar (not included), andactually flies quite high. Bullet-shaped,it's just 2-3/8" tall x 13/16" dia and sits on a launch base 2-3/4" tallx 3/4" ID. For rocket scientists over 5 years of age. !WWARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94546 Micro Rocket $4.95/each

No Motor, No ProblemCompressed air fun, and you do the compression. For ages 10+,this air power kit has all the parts to make a piston-powered carwith a hand-pump-filled thick-walled bottle/tank, pressure meter,safety valve, gears, tubing and treaded wheels. Assembled car willbe 9" long and is reputed to run 164 feet in 35 seconds. You'llneed a few common hand tools. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKING HAZ-ARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

95501 Air Power Racer Kit $26.95/each

Build Your Own OrnithopterWhen ornithopters roamed theearthoops, no, it just soundslike a dinosaur. The ornithopterwas one of Leonardo's masterfuldesigns, although this one just ledto a bunch of guys on winged bicy-cles plummeting to the earth in the19th century. Still extremely cool,however, in this kit version. Pre-cut, unpainted wooden piecesassemble with pegs to make a crank-operated moving model witha 24" wingspan, complete with a human figure, which our model-guru calls a 15th C. crash-test dummy. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

94372 Ornithopter Model Kit $26.95/each

Just What Choo Needif you want to sound like a steam engine, andwho among us doesn't? This Velleman steam-engine sound generator kit comes with cir-cuit board, components, battery connec-tors, speaker and instruction sheet. You addsolder, a soldering iron and a 9V battery.Volume and (implied) speed are adjustable andthere's a horn button, so it'll go both choo-choo and whoo-whoo.Great for train hobbyists or people bored with their doorbell.

93802 Choo Choo Kit $16.50/each

88242 Soldering Iron $6.95/each

92297 9-Volt Alkaline Battery $1.95/each

Magnificent Metal Mini-ModelsWe spit on plastic. And so will you whenyou see these laser-cut bright steel mod-els from Fascinations. Snap-together pieces. The models aresmall, but worthy of permanentdisplay, and designed for thegrown-ups to assemble and display, rather thanthe kids to play with. You pick the Metal Marvels 3-1/2 long x 2-3/4 wide space shuttle Atlantis. (They arent mak-ing any more big shuttles, Pilgrim.) Or the 4-1/2 tall x 1-3/4wide at the base MetalWorks Eiffel Tower.

94484 Steel Space Shuttle $5.95/each

94485 Steel Eiffel Tower $5.95/each

Rock StarsAgates are the rock stars of the rock world.Let us pick a pretty one for you, whydon't you? We'll select a hunk approx3" dia, maybe about a third of apound, that's been cut in half andpolished to a high gloss so it's allsmooth and beautiful with colorful lay-ers inside. Our choice of colors.

94494 Sliced-Open-Agate $9.00/pkg(2)



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Break The Guinness World RecordsThe folks who make the famous stout beer now offeryou special kits made for you to try tobreak Guinness World Records,none of which involve beer,sadly. You pick: The Wind-pow-ered car kit, with a 5-1/2" x 3-1/4" chassis, (2) sets of wheels,propeller and other parts, plusinstructions for challenging speed anddistance records; or the Construction Kitwith (45) 7-1/2" straws and (28) 8-point connectors to see howfast you can build a 1-meter bridge or how tall you can build atower in one minute; or the Rubber-band UFO helicopter with (2)sets of 5" rotor blades, saucer bodies and other parts to try andbeat duration and weight-lift records. !WWAARRNNIINNGG: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs

44962 Wind Car Kit $5.95/each

44961 Construction Kit $5.95/each

44960 UFO Kit $5.95/each

Balsamic AirplanesNot just for salads anymore.These mini-model planes aremade from laser-cut balsawood (and that does too makethem balsamic). You pick theU.S. Hellcat glider, powered bythe timeless rubber-band prop,which measures approx 8-1/2 longwith a 10-1/2 wingspan after assembly. Or: the Stunt Flyer withthe same rubber-band under the hood. Measures approx 8-1/2long with an 11 wingspan. Both include wing covers. You addsome glue and about an hour of fun assembling.

95573 Hellcat Glider $12.50/each

95574 Stunt Flyer $12.95/each

Box-O-ScienceThe Mega Science Box contains (20)different chemistry and physics exper-iments on cards that offer completeinstructions and explanations (alongwith a list of required materials) foreach. The kit comes with chalk, acouple marbles and a plastic whistle,and you add a few other commonhousehold objects and materials. But the key to it all is the instruc-tion cards, which a curious kid can use over and over.!WWAARRNNIINNGG::CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

44911 Science Box $4.95/each

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Hydraulics Made EasyCleverly made, and mighty heuristic,too. For someone entranced byhydraulics, or for a whole classroom ofstudents, there's the Pathfinders 4-In-1teaching kit, with 4 different hydraulic-system kits that use unfinished wood,transparent tubing, and plastic syringes,which power the movement. The mini models include an excava-tor, scissors lift, cherry picker, and platform lifter. Bases are approx4" x 7" and finished heights vary, thanks to those syringes! Veryclever teaching tools for ages 8 and up. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:: CHOKINGHAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

93629 4-In-1 Hydraulics Kit $34.95/each

Bridges To BurnOr break, actually, as anheuristic exercise. Here's aclassroom-full of bridge-buildingsupplies based on the IllinoisInstitute of Technology'snational bridge-building contest.Each kit contains enough balsa woodpieces and glue to supply (24) budding engineers or physics stu-dents with what it takes to test their skills at wooden bridge con-struction. Includes a 12pp teacher's guide with info about (6)bridge styles and (8) types of trusses, (24) rules/instruction sheetsfor students, (360) pieces of 1/8" square x 24" long wood, and(24) bottles of white glue. Among the most engaging and popu-lar classroom projects in the country, it's designed for grades 7-12.

93359 Classroom Bridge Kit $89.95/each

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Lay Siege To The Doghouse!Right after you build your ownworking medieval trebuchet.All you'll need is glue, scis-sors, a steady hand, and asmall bag of marbles orrocks as a counterweightto construct this wood-en, Canadian-madesiege engine kit. The finishedtrebuchet will be 26" long x 18" wide x 24" tall and will propelstuff (meatballs?) 20 feet or more, depending upon the stuff.Includes detailed instructions. Note: Please don't propel smallmammals, and please don't put anyone's eye out. !WWAARRNNIINNGG:CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

92887 Model Trebuchet $22.50/each

Stompin' At The SavoyOr maybe not. Hotel managers getfunny about rocket launches, but thisis NASA-level fun for the backyard,or maybe a cheap motel parkinglot. The Stomp Rocket uses nobatteries, fuel, diet cola or anythingelse but your feet. And good stomp onthe 4" X 8" "Blast Pad" can get you 200 feet of lift at speeds up to100mph. You get (4) bright yellow plastic rockets, 9" long x 7/8"dia, with soft, round nose cones (bulbs?) for safety's sake, and a tri-pod gantry. Fine adjustments even allow for accuracy contests. Ifthe neighbors have really high roofs, or you manage to achieveorbit, we've got a (2) pack of replacement rockets. !WWAARRNNIINNGG::CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

89608 Stomp Rocket $19.50/each

90325 Replacement Rockets $6.50/each

Diving SubmarineBack in the days whentechnology was a goodguy, kids got diving sub-marines that they chargedwith baking powder andplayed with in the bathtub. Now kids can have thesame fun again. We havefound a (gray!) submarine, about 3" long, that can dive and sur-face up to a dozen times with a single charge of the baking pow-der that you get to supply. Comes with instructions.

89189 Diving Submarine $4.95/each

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Lightning Bolts!The next best thing to lightning bolts!200,000 volts of electrostatic energycreated by our Van de Graaff genera-tor. Measures 6-1/2 diameter by15 tall, and a newspaper-like set ofinstructions includes lots of funexperiments. For grade 6 and up.This is not a toy and should be usedunder adult supervision. A great tool forteaching about electricity. For your conven-ience, we now have Lightning Belts: replace-ment belts to drive that overworked generator.

94250 Van De Graaff Generator $139.95/each

94057 Van De Graaff Gen Belt $18.95/each

50,000 VoltsThat's what you get with this tesla coil!! Brand new,commercial item, great for classroom demonstra-tions and experiments. The 50,000 volt capacitygenerator radiates high frequency energythrough space... enough to light fluorescenttubes two feet away. It uses 115 VAC (60 Hz)with an electro-magnetically operated inter-rupter buzzer, high voltage capacitors, inductivecoil transformer, and a monopolar high frequency transformergenerator to do the trick. 11" high, with a 6" sq. x 2" high protec-tive housing for the generator. Includes accessories and instruc-tion booklet with 19 experiments. Pretty amazing. But please,this is not a toy and should be used only under adult supervision.

70301 Tesla Coil $229.00/each

Density Desk SetThis 10-piece set of 1" cubes ismade to test density in the class-room, and by all means youshould do that. Otherwise, howwill the children ever under-stand density? But we like to justplay with the cubes, to set them on adesk, or stack them, or line them up, ormake shapes out of them, or just pick them up and marvel at theirweight differences. You get perfect cubes of aluminum, steel,brass, copper, acrylic, oak, nylon, pine, poplar and PVC.

95037 Density Cubes $29.95/each

Scrunchy CountryThe land of the ponytail? No, just a wayto have a map that you never have tofold. Scrunchmap is a 36" x 24" fullcolor geographic map the U.S. withportions of Canada and Mexico thrownin at no extra charge. It's water andtear resistant so you can roll it up,scrunch it into a ball, stick it into the5" pouch it comes with or just shove it into your pocket. Scale is1:5,395,000 and shows population centers, some interstate high-ways, state capitals, national parks and a few other highlights.

95496 Scrunchy US Map $8.95/each

Bernoulli BalloonAll you add is sunlight to use this50-foot long solar balloon to provethat Bernoulli was right. Pascal,too. Demonstrate buoyancy,convection, thermodynamics andthe power of the sun. Measures 29"dia and comes with 400 feet ofstring, and instructions.

94970 Solar Balloon $19.95/each

Knowledge Is GlobularPut the world on a desktop with these 4" diaswivel-and-tilt globes. You pick from: thecurrent political globe with topographichighlights; the celestial globe with con-stellations visible from both northern andsouthern hemispheres; or the antique-style political globe that shows current coun-tries but in earth tones without topographicdetails. All have vertical and horizontal axesand stand on a 3-inch base. Made in Germany.

95525 Political Globe $14.95/each

95527 Celestial Globe $14.95/each

95524 Antique-ish Globe $14.95/each

Metal SamplesClassroom and Science Fair alert: Nowyou can order an 8-pack of metalsand metal alloys for demonstrationpurposes. Each pack of 1" dia x 1/32"thick discs includes aluminum,bronze, brass, copper, n/silver(w/nickel), m/steel (mild: low carbon), stainless steel, and zinc.Composition of each is stamped on one side of the discs.

93769 Metal Samples $11.95/each

Ill Raise You AManganeseLearn atomic weights while winning moneyfrom your classmates. Heres a double deck,(104) cards plus (4) jokers in a plastic case. Inaddition to the standard playing card val-ues, the decks cover the periodic table ofelements. Each card includes one ele-ments atomic number, symbol, series, melting andboiling points, period/group, uses, est. atomic weight, standardstate, and the elements name in English. Includes instructions for(2) educational games if you arent in the mood for canasta or twogames of hearts. Up to date: published in 2006.

93185 Elemental Cards $14.95/each

Piratical ParchmentsThis piratical treasure trove is print-ed on genuine pretend parchment(from a process that involves skin-ning ersatz sheep). The 15-3/4 x13-3/4 Treasure Map shows (56)actual lost treasure sites from Newfoundland to Bermuda. Call uswhen you finish looking. The 11 x 14 Pirates Creed of Ethics (theapostrophe was sunk along with the treasures), is a faux vellumdocument with a putatively real pirates code from 1640 with (14)principles, many of which involve getting ones head split forinfractions. Both profusely illustrated.

94489 Pirate Documents $4.25/each

Toasters to ToiletsStart them out right with this (profusely)hand-illustrated, 96-page book: The Storyof Inventions. Includes toasters, toilets,television, computers, cars, chocolatebars, dishwashers, pianos, flyingmachines, bicycles and blue jeans amongmany others. Includes a timeline, glos-sary and index. No age recommenda-tions, but we like it for pretty much anyone.

94909 Story Of Inventions $10.50/each



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He's Got An Angle & He's ArmedThis lovely plastic protractor measuresangles from 0-180 degrees in 1-degree increments and has a mov-able arm to help you measure.Bottom is a 6" x 1/16" ruler. Wrr e'llWW pickone for you in red, blue or purple.

43826 Armed Protractor $3.95/pkg(3)

Make Mini MayhemA must-have for micro-warriors; Mini Weaponsof Mass Destruction by John Austin (author ofthe best-selling Cubicle Warfare) is 241 pagesof detailed instructions for building (42) imple-ments of spitball warfarerr from ordinary hrr ouse-hold objects and office supplies. With thecaveat that this is written for responsible individuals who take rea-sonable safety precautions (don't do anything your mother wouldscream at) we have to say that we love the binder-clip crossbowand the tongue-depressor catapult. Volume 2, which is 251 pages,has a secret-agent flair with new gadgets like the push-pin dart,toothpaste periscope and cereal briefcase. Volume 3, 267 pages,continues with a Medieval flavor and over a dozen catapults andballistae, plus a buncha bows and crossbows. Oh, just buy thewhole 3-volume Library orr f Destruction and get it over with.

94299 Mini Weapons 1 $16.95/each



94997 Library orr f Destruction $43.85/each

Weird History Marches OnThe weirdness just gets weirder in the"WeirdWW Civil War" entry irr n this bookseries, tracing ghosts, creepy legendsand other spooky tales of the Civil War(or War Between the States, or War ofNorthern Aggression, depending uponhow you hold). Stories weave throughthe Carolinas, Florida & Georgia, Kentucky & TennesseeTT ,Louisiana, Maryland,rr Pennsylvania, Virginia and DC, plus theMidwest, Great Plains and Southwest. Lushly illustrated in a 207-page hardcover, br ut don't count on it for your SAT pAA rep.

95352 WeirdWW Civil War $17.95/each

Go BallisticIf you're devoted to explosions, and whoisn't, you'll love the new expanded 2ndedition of William Gurstelle's BackyardkkBallistics, now 25% longer, wrr ith 25%more ka-boomery.rr Still the go-to refer-ence work for building rockets, can-nons (carbide and potato), flingers, firekites, electromagnetic pipe guns, tennisball mortars, cleaner-bag balloons, ballisticpendula and petards. You simply can't have more fun with com-mon household materials. The soft-cover, 2rr 10pp compendiumincludes detailed and illustrated instructions, parts lists and sensi-ble ways not to be hoist on your own petard. Be careful out there.

92823 Backyard Ballistics $16.95/each

Field & Forest GuideTitled "The Field and Forest Handy Book," thisvolume has been justifiably in print since1906. Written by Daniel C. "Uncle Dan"Beard, the founder of the Sons of DanielBoone and one of the founders of the BSA,it's a compendium of eternally relevant wood-land lore, from building cabins, sleds, boats, and bridges to camp-ing in swamps. The only part we skipped was on how to cook amuskrat. (We kWW now a place that delivers.) Loaded with illustrations.In soft cover from David Godine's Nonpareil Books; 428 pp.

93279 Field & Forest Guide $14.95/each

Civil War News!Remember the Civil War? It was in allthe papers. Still is, if you order thisset of (3) 20-page collections ofcontemporary nrr ewspaper articlescompiled from mostly NortheasternU.S. papers including the New YorkHerald, the Sun, the Philadelphia Inquirer and others, from 1861to 1865. Printed on slightly heavier than today's standardnewsprint in a broadsheet size of 22" high x 30-1/4" wide.Students will be amazed at how long tweets were 150 years ago.

94486 Civil WarWW Newspapers $11.95/each

Feel A Burning Desire, Do You?Learn to Burn is a 95-page over-sizedpaperback guide to woodburning(pyrography) by Simon Easton, ourfavorite woodburner. Includesinstructions and patterns for (14)projects, including napkin rings, keyholders, boxes, photo frames, gifttags, coasters and more, plus manydozens of patterns including geo-metrics, alphabets and animals.

95057 WoodburWW ning Book $16.99/each

Microscope BibleThe Ultimate Guide to YourMicroscope, by Shar Levine andLeslie Johnstone is a 144-pagesoftcover book covering lenses,lighting, slide-making and whatto look for in various samples.Heavily illustrated with color pho-tography. Dyy on't take the scope outof its box without this book.

94760 Microscope Guide Book $9.95/each

Wars On American SoilThese (2) reproductionmaps are printed on"antiqued vellum" and areboth approx 15-3/4" x 14".They show, rw espectively,yythe locations of Civil Warbattles and the principal eventsin the Revolutionary Wrr arWW , arr long with chronologies at the bottom.Lots of info packed into a small space, but the kids will read themeasily. Yyy ouYY might want some glasses. Includes both maps.

94488 U.S. War Maps $4.25/each

Without A Lab50 Science Things to Make and Do is justthat, a passel of experiments, all illustra-tively explained in two facing pages of thisbig 104-page flip book, and all easilydone with common household items.Includes wind and water power, brr ugs,crystals,rr paper planes, rubber-band gui-tars, balances, gloop, optics and a ton of other fun, informativestuff. Officially classified as "cool" by several of our geekiest staffers.

94908 Fifty Science Things $9.50/each

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Paper TapeIn a cardboard color, this pressure-sensitive adhesive kraft-papertape measures 3/4 and comeson a 25-foot roll in a plastictape dispenser. Good for seal-ing and labeling, with a hightensile strength, and the first choicefor picture framers.

45072 Craft Paper Tape $3.25/pkg(2)

Clip Your BulldogOr not. Probably just make him mad, espe-cially if you use these bulldog clips. We rec-ommend instead to just clip papers andmaybe nacho chip bags with these 1-1/8" plat-ed clips. Our each is a box of (36). You could alsoclip two together and make a catamaran star fighter.

43918 Bulldog Clips $2.50/each

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Bubble MailerAbsolutely a must-have if you everwant to mail bubbles to anybody.(Sorry--we're trying to quit.) Theseare actually your basic Scotchbrand bubble-pack envelopes, 8-1/2" x 11-1/4" (internal dimen-sions) in a pretty blue color.

70346 Bubble Mailers $4.95/pkg(12)

Carton TapeOur clear tape is an uber-sticky 2 X 55 yards.A high-quality tape made in the USA can beused as protective covering over labels orfor sealing cartons. And do compare thesavings -- even discount stationery catalogscan't touch these prices.

3994 55 Yards Clear Tape $3.85/pkg(3)

10851 Tape Dispenser $5.95/each

Screen-Faker NotepadThis 6" x 8", 50-sheet ruled notepadmimics an iNotebook screen, to makeyou more comfortable writing onactual paper. (Use a pencil, theoriginal stylus.) As a bonus, it has amagnetic strip on the back so you canstick it on the fridge, which youshouldn't try with your notebook.

44295 Magna-Notepad $3.95/pkg(2)

Bighead Post'em NotesCreate your own minionesqueguys, or just leave messages withthese adhesive-backed, big-giant-head notepads. You geta total of (4) 30-sheet pads inyour pkg (2) at 4-1/8" tall. Theheads are 2-7/16" dia.

43744 Big Head Notes $3.95/pkg(2)

Double-Entry Ball PointYou win some, you lose some? No need tokeep switching pens when you have thistwo-headed ball point pen with a blackcartridge at one end and a red one atthe other. Perfect for those hand-heldprofit and loss statements.

44251 Two-Headed Pen $2.75/pkg(2)

Pens By The PoundJust like buying salami, except you can't take noteswith lunch meat, and these pens cost less thansausage. We bought them in bulk, andwe're selling them in bulk. Our each is (2)lbs of assorted, but very nice, ballpointpens with a gallimaufry of logos andnames. For future reference, pens weigh inat approx (50) per pound, give or take. Please Note: Some pensin our current inventory contain religious material and photos.

39490 Pounds-O-Pens $9.95/(2lbs)

Strong StuffFilament tape for closing boxes andenvelopes that you want to stay closed.It has fiberglass strands embeddedlengthwise in it which makes itvery hard to tear by accident. Youget 10 yds of the stuff, 3/4 wide, in aclear plastic desk type dispenser.

91412 Strap Tape w/Dispenser $1.25/each

Worlds Smallest Postal ScaleTiny but perfectly accurate, and the only pocketpostal scale most folks will ever need. Stick yourenvelope in its alligator jaws, hold or hang it upand read the weight in grams (0 to 100) orounces (up to 4) in increasing increments.Handy in the US, and very handy for trav-el to metric lands. Pretty much flat andapprox 3 long in its vinyl pouch, it takes up virtual-ly no room, costs next to nothing, and has no batter-ies. Nice little teaching tool for kiddies, too.

10902 Postal Scale $3.50/each

Metallica FansThese miniature versions ofthe traditional floor fan say"Retro Mini Fan" onthem, and the retro partis that the blades and cagesare all metal. The handypart is that they're just 5-3/8" dia and the plug is a USB,ready to cool you off right from your(actual) desktop. Tilts 180 up and down and comes with a 4-footcord. Super quiet, too. We'll pick one in red, blue or black.

94606 USB Desk Fan $7.95/each

Your Last Surge ProtectorIt's the Ultra Pro surge protector packageand USB charger from GE. Has a 3-out-let, 540 joule surge protector with (2)USB charging ports (2.1A max) in awhite, 5-1/4" x 3-1/2" plug-in, plus ablack, 8-outlet, 2160 joule surgeprotector with sliding safety coversand a power filter for sharper screenimages. Measures 12" x 3-1/2" x 1" thick.

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