Fanny packs are back in style (you’ve surely heard the news) and it doesn’t get any fannypackier than this oversized, padded nylon puppy. In gray and green nylon, it measures a huge 10" x 8-1/2" x 5" with (1) external and (4) internal pockets, a pair of 6-3/4” x 4-3/4" padded side wings with zippered pockets, and an integrated adjustable strap with a Molle buckle. Also comes with an adjustable shoulder strap plus another Y-shaped adjustable strap so you can wear it as a backpack.

Because it’s a squeezebox, a toy(ish) accordion with (7) bisonoric melody keys and (2) chordal keys, plus (1) to release the bellows. Measures 7-1/4” x 7” x 4-1/4” with thumb and hand straps, plus a strap to keep it shut between performances. Perfect for budding, one-kid bands or, in bulk, for starting an accordion orchestra to compete with all of those annoying ukulele players.

Call it the My First Trilogy kit. Our each is a boxed set of (3) 24-page, 3” x 4” blank books with blank hard covers. Includes (9) assorted markers and (6) sheets with a passel of ready-to-color stickers. You add one creative kid and a rainy afternoon. For ages 4+, from Faber-Castell’s Creativity® for Kids series.

These mighty nice little ceramic disc magnets measure 18mm dia x 6.5mm thick, which in America, Burma and Liberia is 23/32" x 1/4", and for those of us still math-impaired, roughly a stack of (5) dimes. They have a 1/4-lb pull. No crafter should be without an enormous supply of these. Also note the physics-class-friendly bulk price.

There’s no end to the things we all need to spray around the homestead--water at plants and cranky husbands being just two of them. You need our plastic (PETE) pistol-grip spray bottles. You pick: the black, 18-oz bottle, 8-5/8" x 4-1/8" x 1-7/8" with a red top; or the red, 20-oz bottle, 7-3/4" x 3-1/2" x 2-5/8" with a gray cap.

Because the little buggers keep disappearing, you could use this bunch of 1/4” chromium-vanadium replacement driver bits, including 2-1/2" long 3/16" & 1/4" slotted, Phillips heads in (8) sizes from 2” to 4-1/4”, a 2" socket adapter and a rubber belt-loop holder for the whole bunch.

From Ethereal™, this 16-gauge computer extension cord (IEC) has a flat right-angle wall plug on one side for getting into tight spaces, and a female IEC on the other. It’s compact but heavy-duty. UL.

This dual cigarette plug USB adapter from Qualcomm® is the multitool of electronic charging. Uses quick-charge technology to sense your devices’ power requirements, and puts out the appropriate voltage and current in the bottom of the two USB jacks--5VDC 2A, 9VDC 2A, or 12VDC 1.5A. The top jack is 5VDC 3A only. Can make charge time up to 75% shorter. Comes with a 3-foot USB to Micro USB cord.

The owl is flat, a black steel outline of an owl, with real glass cat’s-eye eyeballs, the better to scare the birds away from your crops. Perfect for every Halloween from here on out, too. Comes with a 12” stake and a split ring between the ears for hanging in the peach tree. For added avian repulsion, the flat owl’s eyes are round, cat’s-eye marbles. Ooh, scary.

In a bring-your-own bag shopping world, our new fave is this navy blue nylon tote that rolls up to next-to-nothing to fit in your pocket or luggage, but shakes out to 15” square profile x 10” deep with elastic sides that will stretch it to 32” long x maybe 20” deep because it’s unstructured. Just call it real big, with room for lots of food, a long weekend of clothes or a ton of souvenirs. Has canvas handles held together with a hook-and-loop pad, and it’s logo-free.

We’ve got your paint pots right here. You pick from the acrylic paint sets from Testors™. The Hobby Set comes with (6) 0.1-oz pots of paint in Stoplight Red, Turn-Signal Amber, flat and gloss black, Engine Red, and silver, plus an applicator brush and a tube of model cement. The Military Set comes with (6) 0.1-oz pots of paint in Neutral Gray, Olive Drab, flat black, dark tan, Gunship Gray and silver, plus an applicator brush and a tube of model cement.

To everything turn, turn, turn. This padded seat measures 15-1/4” dia x 1-7/8” thick, and has a lazy-Susan bottom, allowing you to spin with less effort. The gray plush covering is removable and washable, while the foam rubber it covers makes it comfy. Think of all the personal energy you’d save. Might also be a source of amusement for your cat.

but violets are purple. And so are these 32-Ohm earbuds with a purple inline mic on a purple 40” lead with a standard 1/8” headphone purple plug. Include (3) assorted purple covers in a super handy dandy plastic case. Get a pair for grads of NYU (home of the Fighting Violets!) or for fans of Northwestern, LSU, TCU, KSU, WIU, ECU or Furman, plus any we forgot. Purple reigns.

These remind us of the little zippered cases full of freebies that airlines used to give first-class passengers back when the world was young. We still use ours to keep assorted travel stuff in, and now you can have similar, but logo-free, cases without spending $9,500 to fly to Vienna. Softshell white vinyl with a matte finish, they’re a rounded 5-7/8" x 3-1/2" x 2" with a zipper on three sides so they open like a book. Halves are 3/4” deep with a lengthwise black mesh pocket on one side. Will hold most eyeglasses, standard-sized phones, ear-buds, make-up, unguents, jewelry, whatever.

Our each is a set of (12) assorted, stainless steel, double-ended, wax-carving tools. So you’ll really have (24) tools, such as picks, spatulae, spades, points and a bunch more. Each measures approx 6-1/2” long with knurled handles for a sure grip. In a roll-up canvas storage pouch. We won’t tell if you also use them for carving clay. Made in India.

A universal power supply, anyway. This wall adapter has switchable 110 and 220VAC inputs, and puts out up to 300mA at 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9 and 12VDC with switchable polarity. On a 4-foot cord with a 1/8” mini plug, and 2.1(0.5)mm, 4(1.5)mm, 5(2.1)mm, 5.5mm(2.5) and 2.5mm male plugs.

A better magnifier from Vivitar® with a 2-1/2” dia, 2.5X acrylic lens surrounded by (6) white LEDs. Measures just over 7” long, and a thumb switch on the 4” long handle lets you switch from low to high power. You add a pair of “AA” batteries and you’re in business.

Bug collecting 101 for the budding entomologist. This bug-viewing kit has a 6-1/4” dia base with a 1.5X acrylic loupe on a swiveling arm that rotates over (6) clear plastic 1-1/4” dia canisters with snap-off lids. Catch critters, put them in the canisters and study them via the lens. Focal length can be adjusted, and the arm folds down to hold the canisters in place for travel.

Generally good advice anyway, but this is puzzle/game uses that warning to test your shakiness and help you amaze your friends. Mysteriously named Game Super, it’s an extra-tough version of the “slip the ring around the wire” game that punishes you with a crashing sound if you have less-than-stellar hand-eye coordination. You get an intricate 8” x 6” wire maze, and a wand on a 10-3/4” cord with a ring on the other end. You add a pair of “AA” batteries (if you don’t, you always win). Ages 3+.

It’s magnet wire because it has a thin enamel coating so you can make an electromagnet, motor, speaker or whatever out of it. But it’s also just nice 26AWG copper wire for craft or other uses. You’ll get (100) feet of it on a spool to do with it what you will.

A great hand held rotary tool and an excellent buy. The plastic carrying case at 12" x 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" contains not only the 120VAC-powered variable speed (8,000-30,000 rpm) mini drill/grinder, but a 3-ft flexible extension shaft that allows you to operate in even the tightest spots and a good assortment of bits, grinding stones, cut-off wheels, etc, including collets to fit 1/8" and 1/16" bits. A nice package, and a very nice gift for yourself, or for anyone who enjoys working with hobby tools. UL listed, just like the big boys. Check out all our rotary tools and accessories. Click! 

Great little 12VDC oil-less diaphragm style air pump. For you techies out there it draws 40-300mA, 2.0 Litres/min, 350mm Hg max pressure. These are takeouts but in great condition. Outlet port is 5/32". Overall size 2-3/4" x 1-1/16".

Just how big are your hips? Big enough to handle our 64-oz hip flask? Measures 11-1/2" tall x 6-7/8" wide in the traditional curve x 1-5/8" thick. Holds a party-ready half-gallon, which is 1.89 liters which would be, yes, bigger than those 1.5 liter bottles. In surgical stainless steel with the all-important attached screw cap that won't get lost. Brushed-finish sides, polished top and cap. Suitable for engraving as an extra-special award item.

Based on drawings from Da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus, this Pathfinders catapult kit uses a pair of bent wooden arms as springs to launch clay balls (included) over (4) meters at enemy fortifications (not included, go make your own enemies). The assembled model will be approx 9" tall on a 10" x 7-1/4" base. Made from pre-cut, untreated wood from sustainable forests, and built with pegs for added strength and verisimilitude. A 2013 Creative Child Magazine Top Toy of the Year Winner and a great resource for STEM activities. For ages 12 and up.

Not to be confused with the bucket accordion, the least popular instrument of all time, this is a collapsible bucket, made of silicone with a hard plastic rim. Holds 1-1/3 gallons and stands 7-3/4" tall x 8-3/4" ID at the top, but collapses (accordions) down to less than 2" tall, including the folding handle. Has a little hanging tab at on the lip. Handy anywhere space is an issue, and dandy for boats. BPA-free, heat-resistant and slick as a wet otter, so stuff just slides out.

Just like the big red plastic party cups everybody has but in a 2-oz size, for when you graduate from beer to cocktails, perhaps, but they also make great condiment holders, paint pots, bead buckets for craft classes and hats for lab rats. Also useful for the really, really expert version of beer pong. Come in bags of (20). Your package of (3) gets you (60) cups. 

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.

This braided polypropylene rope is 3/8” dia (rope size #12) and rated for a 100-lb working load. You get (50) feet of this easy-to-knot utility rope in assorted colors.

Fun little plastic farm set with a vaguely retro-Euro look. Comes complete with a farmer, a farmer's wife and a farmer's daughter, all 2" tall, along with (3) chickens, (3) geese, (3) rabbits, (4) cows and (6) pigs. The barn is 2-1/4" tall x 3-1/4" x 2". Includes barn doors, fencing and a feed trough.

Our best jeweler's loupe, this has a professional-quality, full 10X triplet lens. A ring of (6) white LEDs around the 13/16" glass lens ensures an even distribution of light. Housing is an angular, 7-sided teardrop shape 1-3/4" x 1-1/8" that folds out of a metal case with a strap hook. Tucked into the small leather pouch it comes in is a spanner wrench, in case you ever need to replace the (3) button-cell batteries.

This Rechargeable 1000-lumen floodlight/Phone recharger from iZoom® has the power to be a real retina-scorcher. Throws a warm white light from the 1-1/2” COB LED inside a 2-7/8” x 2-1/2” reflector that draws 10W. Its powerful Li-Ion battery will last (3) hours on a 5-6 hour charge. Housing is 6" x 3-5/8" x 1" with an easel that separates, so you can hang it on a pipe or rod. Comes with a USB adapter and a 3-foot cord. As a bonus even has a 3600mAh USB-out to charge other things like cell phones and tablets! Includes a high/low/off switch, and is listed as weatherproof. Yours will be red or yellow, not that it matters.

Think: cartoonish cute. These table or hanging clocks are made as if from the body of a kerosene lantern, but flattened. In painted steel, they measure approx a foot tall on on a 4-5/8” round base, not counting the wire swivel handle/hanger on top. A 6-5/8” x 4-3/4” oval glass covers an antiquey Roman numeral face. Distressed for a vintage look, they run on a modern quartz movement that moves when you stick a “AA” battery in it. We’ll pick one for you in deep burgundy or a goldenrod yellow to go with that sweater you love.

Distillation made heuristic. Nothing explains a process like a little hands-on experience, and this laboratory distillation kit is for showing instead of telling. Includes a 300mm Liebig condenser, Kjeldahl distilling column with 50mm dia bulb and rubber stoppers, 500ml Bomex boiling flask with 8" iron tripod, 2-foot lab stand/base with a single burette clamp, 500ml graduated Erlenmeyer flask and a 6" square of ceramic-coated wire gauze. You add some 1/4" ID tubing for the Liebig ports. Includes good directions for distilling ethanol and acetic acid.

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..my sweet engravable you. Safeguard your stuff with this little battery-powered engraving pen. The 1/16” dia head vibrates to let you inscribe your ID on stuff  that might otherwise wander off. Surprisingly effective for a lightweight tool. Measures approx 6” long x 1” dia and works on metal, wood, glass, plastic, leather and more. Runs on (2) included “AA” batteries.

Stethos is Greek for chest. Indeed you can scope your stethos with this stethoscope, or your friend's or your dog's. But it works equally well for picking up any sound being transmitted through a solid medium. Listen to the air flowing through the heating ducts, the water in the pipes, the sounds of machinery, the termites munching on the floor joists!! The color does vary so we will select from what's currently available. We've had blue, teal, red, black, burgundy, green and purple, but there may be other colors yet to be seen! A great discovery device whether for biology or other pursuits. Not of professional quality, but not just a toy.

Yes, now you can truthfully tell people this. Just get this combo 10" long 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom slash AM radio and you’re in business. The power knob/volume control in the right-side spare tire is frozen, but if you’re handy you can fix it and then truthfully say “I just fixed the radio in my ’31 Rolls Phantom.” These radio-models are from the mid ’70s, and in their original boxes so they might be a tad tarnished, bumperwise, but they’re still your chance to work on, and own, a Rolls. 

Use the little plastic chisel and your personal hammer to smack these 2-1/2" chalk eggs and reveal one of six different small dinosaur skeletons inside. It's like being a reckless paleontologist. You get (2) eggs to start your collection, and they're messy because you have to smack the eggs with some authority, which is half the fun. Includes a fact sheet.

Then, by golly, you need to write them down. We recommend this trio of 48-page unicorn notebooks. Measure 5-1/2" x 3-3/8" with ruled pages and a different unicorn on each cover, plus a keeper inside the back cover that lists pretty things and unicorn lore. Take notes with these at the staff meeting and you’ll likely avoid some ugly assignments.

Rock hammer with one squared chipping face and one pointy picking face, ideal for prospectors, rock hounds, construction and more. A single piece of forged and polished steel with a molded rubber grip makes this a solid and reliable tool that will last. 10-1/2" long x 6-1/2" across the 20 oz. head, 1-3/4 lbs. total. Well made. Good buy. Good bye!

No large ones, but (101) amazingly assorted small extension, compression and torsion springs -- most, but not all, 1" to 2" long. Assorted lengths, assorted widths, assorted finishes, asorta handy bag of replacement parts to have around the house.