Got boring throw pillows? We feel your boredom. Try these 18” square (a common throw-pillow size) nylon pillow covers to bring a touch of whimsy to your couch. You pick: the pug dressed as Henry VIII, as they will if left to their own devices; the cat dressed as Henry's daughter, Elizabeth I; or the corgi with top hat, bow-tie and monocle, which they wear when the queen’s not around.

If Louisa May Alcott had moved on from Little Women and Little Men to little critters, she’d have been all over this collection of beasts. All approx 3” to 3-1/2” in hard rubber with articulated jaws, so they can look vicious or contemplative. We’ll send you a pack of (3) different ones, possibly including a lion, tiger, white tiger, hippopotamus, crocodile or cheetah.

Brushes by the double-dozen-plus.Our each is a pack of (25) art and craft brushes, including foams, “chubby rounds,” nylon flats at 1/2”, 3/4”, #s 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 and 6, shaders and angular shaders, rounds, a liner and a 5/0 spotter. You’ll probably get tired of painting before you run out of brushes. From Loew-Cornell™. Great for the classroom, home and art studios.

It’s a proven stress reliever, banana knotting, and you can participate with our mega-squishy stress banana. Measures 6” long but will stretch to a couple feet. Filled with stress-relieving gel beads, and will take a good long time to return to its original banana shape, which just adds to your relief.

Great balls of air! The mighty AIRZOOKA is back--and as cool as ever! Looking like a plastic bucket with a handle and a flip-up gun sight, it blasts a puff of air up to 50 feet. Blow out candles from across the room (and avoid spitting on birthday cakes), spook the cat, disperse bugs, take target practice at styrofoam cups or buy a pair and play air-tag. Measures roughly 11” tall x 11” dia in bright blue plastic and is, frankly, much more fun than you would imagine.

The Red Baron would have killed for these flex-frame tactical goggles. Measure 5-3/4” across with padded eyepieces, adjustable 1” wide elastic bands and impact-resistant lenses with UV400 protection. You pick the black frames with smoked lenses, the black frames with yellow lenses, or the coyote brown frames with yellow lenses.

It’s an actual air pistol, on account of it shoots a puff of air. Not unlike those giant air cannons, but in a manageable size, and better for office situations. Imagine the cubicle wars you could have with a few of these--and no one would get hurt! Range is approx 8 feet. Like the larger cannons do, this pistol will blow out birthday candles, but you’ll need much better aim. Measures a mere 3-1/2" x 2" with a rubber membrane, a 2-1/2” handle, and a folding sight.

Organize those loose magazines and brochures. Elegantly designed (slightly assorted styles) with a glossy finish, these cardboard file/holders are sure to please. 11-3/4” high x 3-1/2” wide x approx. 9-1/8” deep, open at the top and 3/4” of the front (or back, depending on how you file them.) They come flat, have easy pop-up assembly and we will pick two for you. 

What we have here is the inside of a walking toy that’s lost its outside. What’s left is a white plastic potato-ish fellow with a stumpy head. Like a naked robot. Has the usual set of eye-holes and earlobes, a speaker mouth (but nothing to say) and a belly button that doesn’t do anything, just like yours. Toddles on big black clown feet and has (2) power switches, one on its back, one at the end of 9” leads. We like it just the way it is, but crafty folk might want to make him or her a body. Either way, you add (3) AA batteries.

Oh, all right, go ahead. Convert any lamp to a touch-switch with this indoor touch-control plug. Plug it in and plug the lamp outlet through it, then touch any metal part of the lamp to turn it on or off. Handles up to 200W max. Packaging lists it for use with incandescent or halogen bulbs, but not CCFLs, and it worked fine with an LED bulb we tried. Measures 2-3/4” x 2-1/4” x just over 1” thick. UL.

From the Swiss army, this military signal lamp measures 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" in olive drab-painted steel. Has a 1-1/2” dia lens in front with red and green sliding filters. Also has an incandescent bulb plus a spare inside, above a 4.5V 3R12 lantern battery. The back has a leather belt loop, plus a pair of slotted tabs to hang it from buttons.

Our each is tub of glitter putty, born at the confluence of silly putty and Ziggy Stardust, with (3) distinct layers of glittery gloop, which Paul, our VP for Gloop Nomenclatura, assures us are heliotrope, apple green and public swimming pool blue. Also smells like Dippity Do, but don’t put it in your hair. You’ll get 4-1/2 ounces, which is more than your mother would like you to have.

We’ll send you (2) different modeling clay kits from our selection of clay-based toy models, including (3) cars with styro bodies and pull-back wheel action, (3) planes and (3) ambulatory zombies. All will measure approx 3” -3-1/2” when complete, and come with clay in (4) colors, a sculpting tool and stickers.

This 2” dia x approx 3/4” thick disc holds a retractable 1/4" wide, 60” long vinyl tape measure inside. Marked in 1/16” increments, it has 150mm, in 1mm increments, on the other. Has stop clicks and push-button rewind, and is on a 1” chain with a very cute 1-1/2” carabiner for attaching it to a key chain. In white and translucent neon colors, which we’ll select for you because in your busy life who has the time?

Top is a 7” dia red plastic funnel, with a removable 40” long x 3/4” ID acrylic tube attached, with an equally removable red plastic stopcock at the other end. Handy for a staggeringly wide array of uses with an even wider array of liquids. Originally marketed as a “Party Bong” for college beer bashes, we’re looking at it as a really inexpensive funnel with a valve--you know, for more sciencey applicatons.

This would be the Detective Special, if detectives were big into crafts. The 10W glue gun measures a mere 4-1/2” x 4-1/2” x 7/8”, and includes a 4-foot power cord and removable stand. Uses 5/16” dia glue sticks. UL. Don’t forget the glue sticks. These are 3-3/4” long, and you’ll get (12) per package.

Just like all the fashionable coroners wear, this clear plastic face shield is approx 10-3/4” tall x 6” deep, and wraps around your face and the front half of your head. Has thumbscrews to adjust the forehead strap and angle of the face guard. Not impact or heat resistant, so pay heed to the “antispray mask” on the tape at the top, and don’t use it like safety glasses or a bump cap.

But it’s our all-time favorite extraterrestrial insect costume for parties. From the Polish army, in what we think of as Martian skin-tone gray rubber and round glass eyepieces, it’s a dandy worn with or without the screw-on canister. Comes with an olive drab camo bag with adjustable shoulder and waist straps. If you’re lucky, yours might even include a Polish instrukcja booklet. For collectible and costume use only.

Imagine a not-unteletubbyish space guy, but with a couple sets of rotors in his head, and the ability to hover. Has sensors on his feet so he knows where the ground (our your hand) is, and he’ll keep hovering. Plus his blue eyes flash on and off, like a short, intergalactic Frank Sinatra. Measures 5” tall with a 5-1/2” rotor-span. Powered by an internal battery, rechargeable via a USB port with the included 10” cord. Run time is 4-5 mins.

Our each is (84) inches of stretchy, 6” wide cotton (we think) white gauze. How stretchy is it? Ours pulled out to about (11) feet, which covers a lot of owies.

The venerable game of Hangman is updated with scratch-off dots, like all of those losing lottery tickets you buy. This paperback book has (128) pages of two-to-a-page games, or (248) games with (26) A-to-Z dots, which is a lot of scratching and should take you or your kids weeks.

We named it for Billy, our very own social media maven, but the manufacturer, iZoom®, calls it a Security Flashlight. The solid heft and sturdiness of this this particular item cannot be understimated. Weighs a formidable 3/4-lb, and measures 14" long in black  aluminum alloy with high/low/strobe modes and a max 200-lumen rating for the single SMD (surface mount device) LED. On a 6" wrist strap, it comes with (3) “AA” batteries.

These translucent plastic envelopes are 11-3/8" x 9-1/2" in a lovely blue-gray tint with a fold-over flap to keep papers from sliding out. Long side has a silver strip suitable for writing contents on with a marker. You'll receive (3) packs of (5) for a total of (15) envelopes, or enough to organize all those store discount cards you've amassed.

and make like Martha Stewart. You’ll get (5) general purpose hot glue sticks, ready to load, at 12" long. For cartoon scanning, woodworking, upholstery, furniture and lots more. From 3M, for glue guns that accept 1/2” dia sticks.

A lovely mini-funnel, made for pouring Dad's special medicine into a hip flask, but just dandy for filling salt and pepper shakers or anything else with a little yap. Stainless steel with a 1-3/8" ID intake mouth and a 5/16" ID outlet. 1-7/8" tall OA.

These digital camo-frame goggles from Voodoo Tactical® measure just over 6” across with 3/8” thick foam to protect your face and keep the sand and dirt out. The shatter-proof and scratch-resistant UV400 polycarbonate lenses are held on your noggin with an adjustable 1-1/2” wide OD elastic strap. We’re pretty sure Rommel would have ordered these if we’d shipped to North Africa.

No autoclave machine? Worry not. Like syringes and half of the medical equipment in the world, scalpels are now disposable. This one is 5-3/4" long and has a green plastic handle with a textured grip (with a 60mm rule on it) and a #11 (that’s pointy, for you non-surgeons) stainless steel blade. Perfect for all your hobbyist needs. Please replace the blade guard before disposal.

They're back! Those of a certain age will remember being taught to crouch under their school desks in case of nuclear attack. Shortly thereafter, the gov't, in its infinite wisdom zoomed about the cityscape plastering black and yellow signs on buildings with basements to designate them as fallout shelters wherein it stored cans of water and radiation meters which were so insensitive that any reading could only mean the past tense of crispiness. We have a quantity of these signs, brand new in the sense that they have never been plastered, but antique in the sense that they are Cold War originals and may show slight wear from being stored. 10" x 14" , 25 ga. galvanized steel. They have a black base coat on the front over sprayed with orange/yellow reflective paint in the familiar design rendered nearby by our faithful artist. This is a true collector's item fetching $50 and up in antique stores! A tasteful addition to even the dullest basement hangout.

Our newest Celestron® compound (biological) microscope is even better than the last one we offered. This one comes with a 3.5" color LCD viewing screen that rotates 180° for easy sharing in a lab, classroom or at home. It has an upgraded 5-megapixel camera that can record 625 hi-res photos or 20 minutes of 30fps video to the included 1GB SD card. The 4X, 10X and 40X objectives provide 40X, 100X and 400X optical magnifications, and the digital zoom raises it up to 1600X. On-screen, button controlled settings allow you to easily adjust exposure, image effects, a digital measuring reticle and other visual tweaks. Top and bottom independently adjustable LED illumination and a built-in 6 position filter wheel allow complete light adjustability. Also included are an AC adapter with 3 extra European adapters for those who travel, (5) prepared slides, USB and video out cables and a rigid lined 15" x 7" x 8.5" OA carrying case with a suitcase-handle and shoulder strap, for storage, field work or classroom visits. Carries a 2-year manufacturer's warranty.

The smart cutters and choppers these days are using ceramic knives because they stay so sharp for so long, and who remembers to have their knives sharpened? Ours measure 7" long over all, with a deep aqua handle, a 3" blade and a sheath. Don't go into the kitchen without one. Slice, dice, chop and mince, and forget about sharpening. Like you always do.

Don't panic. A meteorite is speeding toward you, but it will only hit your mailbox. These small hunks of genuine meteorites are approx 4,200 years old and have been harvested from Chaco, Argentina. (We never miss the meteorite harvest in Chaco.) Most will weigh 20-33 grams and measure approx 1-1/4" x 3/4" x 1/2", which is very dense. Carry one in your pocket and you'll never be hit by a large meteorite. (And if you are, we'll give you double your money back.)

These brand-spanking new 12VDC motors are made to move automobile seats but are willing to change. They spin at approx 190 rpm, draw 1.5A no load, and stall at approx 25A. Threaded shaft is at a right angle and is 4-1/8" x 7/16". Shaft thread is non-standard, so treat it as a smooth shaft and mount pulley or gear with a setscrew. Measures 5-5/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" overall, not counting the shaft, and has power terminals opposite the gearbox with (2) 1/4" mounting holes opposite the shaft.

Jumbo blacklight measures 10-1/2" long x 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" and holds an 8" UV fluorescent tube plus a white LED flashlight on one end. Adjustable strap extends to 22" or lays flat. Takes (3) D-cell batteries. A must-have for security or crime scenes, but don't shine it on the furnishings in your hotel room if you don't want to be disappointed.

Stop wrapping duct tape around your vise, and protect delicate material the right way with this pair of hard-rubber, ribbed pads made to cover the jaws. The pads have (2) rare earth magnets embedded inside the rubber. Made for a 4" vise, they measure 4" long x 1-1/8" high x 3/8" thick with a lip along one long side. The rubber is 3/32" thick.

Rejoice, we have finally found a source of reasonably priced borosilicate lab glassware. This is the kind of glass in the trade marked Pyrex(tm) and Kimax(tm) labware. The stuff you can put right over the flame of the Bunsen burner, or directly onto the hot plate. This stuff is imported from China, and is considered student grade, which is good enough for anything but the most exotic applications. We have beakers, test tubes, graduated cylinders and flasks. Compare the prices below and you will see that they are around half the U.S. equivalent. Call us for larger quantity prices.

If the question is whether to tie a bunch of these giant latex professional weather balloons to a lawn chair, the answer is no. (They burst at about 82,000 feet anyway.) Besides, this is a true weather balloon, with plenty of fun, nonfatal uses. The cream-colored latex balloon is approx 40" dia when flaccid, you should pardon the expression, but has an 8-foot dia when inflated. The neck is 9" long x 1" dia. Scientists, meteorologists, inventors, teachers and the imaginative filmmaker are warned to launch the balloon carefully. The material is delicate and not made to survive brushes with pavement, pine branches, or clumsy physics students.

Red not available and only available in egg shell/cream color only. 

Teensy tiny brushes for cleaning teensy tiny tubes, airbrushes, spray guns, tattoo equipment, nozzles, etc. Think miniature bottle brushes. You get a set of (5) brushes: 1/32", 1/16", 3/32", 1/8" and 3/16" dia. All have nylon bristles, are 4" long, and are on a slip ring so you won't lose them.

From iZoom®, our light source of choice, comes this tiny flood that lights way above its weight. Hard to believe (but true) that such a small package is rated for a staggering 500 lumens with (21) white LEDs that have a 30,000-hour life. It’s also indoor/outdoor weatherproof! Measures just 5” x 3-1/8” x approx 1-1/4” with a booted power switch and gasketed battery compartment for the (3) included “AA”s. Includes an adjustable C-bracket for hanging, standing or mounting to the included 4” x 5” base. Should run for a steady 2-1/2 hours on fresh batteries.

We had a brother-in-law like that, but this is a Philips bright-white LED floodlight. With a medium base (think standard light bulbs), and rated for 500 lumens. Made to replace a 50W incandescent, it draws a stingy 6W, and is instant-on and dimmable. Measures 2-1/2” at the lens with a 35-degree beam angle. At (3) hours usage per day, it will last 22 years and 9 months, but don’t call us if it’s a month short of that.

The boys in the back room called this IZoom Pro™ flashlight ludicrously bright, and they’re usually right. Rated at 300, 1200, and 2500 lumens with a strobe setting, light is through a reticular COB LED element with an adjustable focus lens. Takes (6) “AA” batteries, and they’re included. Measures 7” long x 1-1/2” dia in black aluminum alloy body. Has up to a 4-hour life, depending on the beam strength you use.