Lose your keys much? Our each is a pack of (2) 3” long plastic keys with a pull-out center to write your cell-phone number or email address on, so you can rely on the kindness of the strangers who find them. Also includes (2) wire key rings with very high-quality screw-clasps. Keys will be pink and green or blue and orange. Also handy as luggage tags.

This vacuum pump from Koge Electronics draws 100-250mA at 4.8V and is rated for >2.6L/minimum output and -460mbar of pressure. Measures 2-9/16" x 1-3/16" x 1-5/16" with a 3/16" OD x 3/8" inlet barb and a 3/16" OD x 1/2" tall outlet barb, plus (4) 1/8” ID mounting wings. Power terminals are exposed and you may get short leads. Koge model #KPV276.

Special for the home farmer and especially good for salad greens, ferns or whatever crop you’re cultivating these days. Our monster grow light has (50) 3W LEDs split into (2) sets of (25) LEDs in “bloom” and “grow” wavelengths, to run individually or together. Rated for a staggering 2600 lumens but draws only 150W max. LEDs have collimating lenses. The steel housing measures 12” x 7-5/8” x 2-5/8” and has dual cooling fans. Includes a 5-foot power cord and a 4-strand, 12” hanger with lanyard clips and a carabiner for your mounting convenience.

This spoon-tube, originally intended to accurately measure liquid medicine and keep it off the chins of medicine-takers, will hold up to (2) tsps or 10cc/ml. In see-through fluorescent green with a little foot at the front so you can put it down on a surface without losing the contents. Measures 4-7/8” long x 1/2” ID with a 1-1/4” spoon-like tip, and marked in tsps and ml/cc gradations on the side.

Actually, you’ll have (3) tiny windows. These pieces of clear tempered glass look like they’re made to be louvers in a small jalousie window, but who knows. Measure 6-1/8" x 3-7/8" x 1/8" with roughly ground edges. Think picture windows for a birdhouse. Made in USA.

US Navy Mk8 Mod8 gunsight reticle. In classic "ladder" pattern. Came to us in a lot of antique 1940's Eastman Kodak Military grade lenses and reticles. This unit was part of an illuminated cannon sight or gunsight. Might be a bit dusty or tarnished, but still looks pretty good for their age.

OK, maybe at 21" long, collar to bottom, this is more of a toddler size. In any event, it’s a cute blue-gray, 100% cotton terrycloth, belted robe with a cartoony shark-head hood. Sleeves are 12” from shoulder to cuff. And if they’re afraid of sharks, tell them it’s just a hungry porpoise.

Quick Links from Stanley® are zinc-plated steel chain links that can be slipped over existing, welded links and tightened with a thumb-nut. Measure 1-7/8" x 1/2" inside, and open to just over 1/4”. Rated for moving loads of 770 lbs, or a stationary load of 1500 lbs.

Nothing really stops extraterrestrials, of course, but you can use this one to keep your leftover wine sealed, especially if you’re drinking in Area 51. Stick the green head in the neck of the wine bottle, push back on his little alien forehead and the bottom expands to keep it tight in the bottleneck.

Before there was Google there were googly eyes, and nobody has ever gotten tired of them. (Stick a pair on a stapler and transform your desk; stick them on your forehead and confuse your dog.) You pick from our eyeball collection: our 1/2” dia eyes at (8) to a package; or the big eyes,1-1/16” dia, at (2) to a package.

Grab an apron. You choose. Our maroon polyester bistro apron measures 30” wide x 25-1/2” with a pair of 38” ties and (3) 5-1/2” deep pockets, (1) each at 1-1/2”, 7” and 8” wide. Our purple server apron is a 35/65 cotton-poly blend, and measures 18-3/4” across x 9-1/4” with (3) 7” deep pockets, (2) at 7-1/4” wide and (1) in the middle at 3-1/4” wide, plus a pair of 25” waist ties.

Oh, and the washers, too. It’s like a hardware store in a box, or your grandfather’s collection of spare stuff, but carefully organized instead of dumped in old jelly jars. Our each is an SAE 330-piece collection of (110) bolts in assorted sizes (from 6-40 to 1/2-20) and threads, with the same number of matching nuts and flat washers, all sorted in a plastic case with a chart to identify them so you don’t have to empty all those jars.

This N95-rated particulate respirator mask from 3M measures 8” wide with elastic ear loops, and a metal nosepiece. Keeps you breathing right. Made right here in the US of A.

And if you turn this 8-digit calculator over, you’ll be able to see the guts through the (mostly) transparent case. Also has a spring-loaded cover that automatically becomes an easel. Measures 5” x 3-3/8” x 7/16” thick, and comes with an AG-10 button-cell battery but is just as happy to work on its 7/8” solar cell.

When you can’t or won’t drill through the walls to get the cable TV or satellite signal inside, try this short piece of flat coax cable, made to lay down along the internal sill, so you can close the window over it. Also perfect for outdoor-mounted, over-the-air antennas. Measures 7-1/2” long x 11/16” wide x a darn near flat 1/16” thick with standard female F connectors on both ends and is covered in white vinyl. Even has a little self-adhesive strip on one side to keep it flat.

Generally a bad thing, unless you’re a roll of clamp tape, which only sticks to itself. Mega-handy for when clamps just won’t fit, or when you’re gluing stuff with delicate surfaces. Air- and weather-tight, tis black tape measures 3/4" wide and stretches up to 300 percent. Our each is a 5-foot long roll.

Us too, but then who doesn’t kazoo? These 5" long classic steel kazoos have 1-1/8” resonators, and come in (16) festive patterns. We’ll pick one because, really, who do you know who’s more festive than we are.

Beats us, frankly, but this black plastic cover, 1-3/4” x 1-1/2” x 1/4” (not unlike a tiny toilet seat cover) is hiding a really nice 1” dia x 1/8” (think: quarter size) plated neodymium magnet, with at least a 5-lb pull, inside. The mystery is that the cover won’t open unless you break it. The magnet grabs fine in the case or out of it. Tap it on its side with a hammer to crack open the case and reveal nothing but magnet.

and curved on the other? A turtle. Also half a grapefruit. Also a plano-convex glass lens, like this one (its focal length is twice the radius of its curved side). Mighty nice paperweight/magnifier too. Measures 4-1/2” across with flattened edges so it’s 3-1/4” across the other way.

It’s a 5-draw extension shaft that extends from 7” to nearly 26”. One end has a padded black rubber handle and the other has, well, nothing. To be fair, it has a 3/8” long metal cylinder with a 7/32” ID at the business end, but for what, we don’t know. We suspect it was on its way to being some kind of pick-up tool but got distracted. As is, it’s a dandy pointer or the beginning of a clever something that you’re going to invent.

Our each is a pair of textured, ambidextrous, black or red silicone gloves for taking the lasagna out of the oven. Size small to lesser-medium (“Billy-size,” here at the home office), they’re heat-resistant to 425 degrees. Measure 10” from index fingertip to wrist, and have a small hole at the top of the wrist for adding a hook or loop to hang them by. Also dandy for opening stubborn jars. (And no, you don’t have to reserve them for just lasagna--gloves don’t know what they’re grabbing.)

It doesn't get much more economical in the whistle game. You get a pair of (non-chrome) steel referee whistles already hung on 20" lanyards in blue, green, pink or orange, which are guaranteed to be someone's school colors.

Think outside the box on your own time. These poster-pad adult coloring books are 8-1/2” x 11” on heavy, perforated stock, so you can tear out and diplay your work. Feature (60) extremely intricate designs. You pick Among the Stars, with designs based on the constellations, along with lots of celestial facts and mythology; or Geometric Designs, with extremely intricate mandelbrot and fractal-inspired designs. You’ll need to sharpen those color pencils, pilgrim. A great way to relax after a long day.

Our mini-coffin, in unfinished pine with brassish hinges and a clasp, is 6" long x 1-3/4" deep x 3" at the shoulders. You definitely want to think outside of this box, but it's perfect for gerbils, mice (just because you killed them doesn't mean you can't give them a nice send-off), Halloween and Day of the Dead displays, and tiny vampires. We use ours to store doornails.

Pull the string and pop the top off of these approx 4-1/2” dia spheres and you’ll find a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle inside. Completed puzzles will measure 10” x 14”. Spheres have flat bottoms so they don’t roll away, but also have little loops on top for hanging, say, on a tree. You pick the Solar System, World Map or U.S. Map puzzle. For ages 6+.

The Smithsonian knows dinosaurs, and now we’ve got dinosaur puzzles from them. Our 100-piece, 8” x 10” puzzles feature various images of the prehistoric beasts, including a dilophosaurus, stegosaurus, rebbachisaurus, mamenchisaurus and diabloceratops, or multiple dinos. We’ll pick (1) for you, because all dinosaurs are awesome. For ages 6+.

This little 5/8" dia, 5X acrylic lens is mounted in a 4-1/4" long acrylic base/handle. Good for really close work. Comes in a little storage pouch, too.

Don’t skimp on traffic/accident cones when you can collapse them down to 9-3/4” square and just 3” tall. In safety orange nylon with a reflective silver stripe mid-way up and steady-on and flashing LED warning light. They stand over 15” tall when extended on a non-skid base. Set includes (2) “AA” batteries.

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. 

"Gardening Lab For Kids" is a 136-page, year-long lesson plan to teach kids how to make a garden, and garden accessories, and to plant, grow and harvest. From the Cleveland Botanical Garden, it has (52) experiments organized in (6) units, including beginning gardening, theme and green gardening, garden art and personalized gardens. If you’ve got a plot, you’ve got a classroom.

They don’t give them away in bars anymore, so you’d better buy this Matchstick Fire Starter. Has a 1-1/2" x 1-1/8" x 3/8" flint housing and a 1” striker with a small cotton wick around the end. Fill it with a little lighter fluid and you’re ready to start something. Includes a 1/2” clip to hang it on something. A must for camping.

Yes, we have your childhood right here. Call us Shrinky Dinks® Central, where we have DIY Shrinky Dinks® material to the rafters. You pick: the Crystal Clear Creative pack has (10) 8” x 10” clear sheets that you cut and color to your heart’s content or the Ink Jet Dinky pack has (6) 8-1/2” x 11” sheets ready for you to print any image you like, which means yes, you can shrink the kids!

Prick tiny bits of gunk from nasty places with these U.S. made hardened stainless steel dental tools. But please don't use them for dental work. They are slight seconds, and some may have been re-worked which only matters to teeth. Trim excess glue from models, place a barrel on the deck of the ship-in-a-bottle, clean a rasp. If you need the strength and durability in a tiny pick, you need these tools. We have an assortment of the sort you've seen laid out on your dentist's tray. We'll pick (3) different ones for you.

Get creative with a half-dozen soft, cuddly, 4" tall stuffed kitties, cute as the dickens and with heads held on with hook-and-loop patches. Devise your own creative game to play with them (Pin the head on the pussycat.) or just ingeniously stick them around to surprise your friends and family. The label calls them "Stress Kittens" because, of course, having the option of changing your mind is a relief, even for a cat. You get (6) in black with a white belly, purrfect for rubbing.

Wire glue-the solution when you can't find the soldering iron, don't want to bother, are out in the woods, don't quite trust a fifth-grader with a hot gun, can't reach the connection with both hands, whatever. This stuff conducts low voltage AC and DC circuits in a permanent bond and is easy to use. Our high-tech support group suggests that a toothpick is a good way to apply it. Cures overnight. Our each is a 0.3 oz/9ml jar.

Perfect for hands-on hobbyists. Foot-pedal speed controls free up your paws to do the real work. This one's for 120VAC devices, and ideal for machines using approx 200W or less. Measures 5" x 3" x 2-1/4" tall, with a 6-foot cord that plugs into the wall and a grounded female plug for your sewing machine, rotary tool, scroll saw, or, if you really make a lot of banana Daiquiris, blender.

It’s almost Father’s Day. There’s gonna be some grillin’. This year, make sure pops doesn’t have to man the grate with the usual, flimsy, short-handled tiny bladed flipper. Give him this extra-wide, extra-sturdy stainless steel spatula that can flip entire chickens without even breaking a sweat. It's giant 9-1/2" x 13” blade is great for pizzas! (4) burgers at a time, no problem! Has a rubberized handle and folds for easy storage. This indispensable tool might make Dad want to grill out every night. Grill, apron and cold beverage not included.

We won't say magic, what with Science being our middle name, but these cut-resistant, composite-yarn technology gloves are pretty mystifying. In cobalt blue or bright white, our each is either a pair or single glove (see description above), and since you only wear one on your non-slicing hand it's a great deal.  Lengths are from wrist to middle fingertip. They're not puncture-proof, of course, so no stabbing please, but Barb, our Director of Accounting & High-Speed Fish Gutting, was unable to slice into them. Made in the USA by Best®.

Our each is approx 1-1/3 oz (40ml) of The Original Slime (“Feels Wet and Cold!”) and it must be scientific because it comes in a cool little Erlenmeyer flask, although with a very un-Erlenmeyerish but important screw cap. We’ll pick a nauseating color. Non-toxic, for ages 5 and up, because you’re never too old for slime.

Tube tents are tubes in the sense that they're one piece, with floors, and can be used as shelters, ground cover or or blankets in emergencies or disasters. This one is bright orange nylon with an aluminized coating on the inside for insulation. Measures 82" x 36". Includes 23 feet of nylon rope for hanging between trees or posts and (4) 9" zinc-plated steel stakes.