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Excellent quality 1-3/4" dia magnifier on a gold- or silver-colored, thin 36" chain with clasp. Package calls it 5X but our magnification guru says less than that at optimum focal length. Perfect for wearing to formal antique shows.

These 3-1/4" dia magnifying glasses on 5” handles are a big step up from the traditional Holmesean versions. Acrylic 1.5X lenses are surrounded by a trio of super-bright white COB LEDs for improved clue detection. (Holmes would have killed for COB lights.) They run on (2) “AA”s, thoughtfully included. We’ll pick one in a color that will complement your deerstalker.

Cute and useful, like a puppy that’s learned a trade, this small 8X20 spy monocular has coated glass lenses, double prisms, and an adjustable focus. Measures just 3-1/4” long with a 6” wrist strap, and has a 282-foot field of vision at 1K yards. Please note this does not come with a pouch or lanyard like the packaging says; and that's why it's surplus.

If so, whip out this super-compact pocket star finder and find you favorite constellations. Southern sky pilots are out of luck, but you folks in the northern hemisphere will find all your twinklers. Made for 40-degrees north, and will work for North America, Europe and most of Asia. Durable and weatherproof, it measures 5” dia. Pull it out, spin it to the current date and time, and Orion's your uncle.

A 2-1/2" x 1-5/8" plastic-framed mirror swivels on a ball-joint mount at the end of telescoping handle that stores at 8" long and extends to 31". The contoured rubber-coated handle makes those double-shift inspection days a little easier.

This green, rubber-coated 4X binocular from Celestron® is kid-sized but otherwise very high quality with coated lenses, an 18" neck cord, belt-mount carrying pouch and lens cloth. Has 30mm objective lens diameter and a 4.3 degree X 225-foot field of view at 1,000 yards.

This 10X folding loupe in black plastic and aluminum has a pair of very bright white LEDs next to the 25mm lens. Runs on (3) button-cell batteries, included, and has a tiny wrench to help you replace them. Loupe and wrench stow snuggly in a foam lined plastic case. When folded, it looks like a standard coach's whistle, or a really big apostrophe.

This handy item doesn’t have a leg to stand on—it has (3)! That’s why they call it a tripod, and that’s why it’ll make your social media posts look oh so pro. It’s not just the steadiness—it’s also the attached, adjustable LED ring light. For smartphones up to (almost) 3-1/2” wide and meant to be placed on a table, this lightweight portable tripod stands approx 7-1/2” tall. Great for vlogging, live-streaming, YouTubing, TikToking, Zooming and Selfying. Light has (3) brightness levels and a flexible neck. Phone mount swivels on a ball joint, allowing for precise angles. You supply (3) “AAA” batteries, and the beautiful, trending face.

If you want something done right…. and yes, that includes laboratory slides. This slide-making kit from Elenco makes a fantastic start to exploring the miniature world around you or great expansion to your microscope usage. Includes: a 4-chamber Micro Hatchery®, Vial of Shrimp Eggs, (2) Prepared Slides, (10) Glass Slides, (12) Cover Glasses, (12) Statical Slide Covers, (12) Labels, Vial of Eosins, Vial of Methylene Blue, Vial of Sodium Chloride, (2) Collecting Vials,  (2) 10mL Graduated Cylinders, Tweezers, Dropper, Stirring Rod, 3x/6x Magnifier, Safety Goggles and a great instruction Manual. Wow, that's not just a kit, it's a small lab!

What we have here is a 650nm, 5VDC, 5mW red laser dot diode module measuring 1/2” long x 1/4” dia, with a copper head and 3” leads. Has a working life of more than 1000 hours, an operating current <40mA, and an operating temperature of -36 to 65C. The spot size is 10-15mm at 15 meters. Folks with tech smarts can add lasers to their models, make fake security laser grids, design and build cat toys, and do many optic experiments.

When you peer through your magnifying glass at this specimen, or focus your microscope on it, even at the lower magnifications which work best, you're looking at one big bug. Make that (4) big bugs. The insects are real, encased in clear acrylic blocks 1-3/4" x 1-1/4" x up to 11/16" thick, and ready for inspection. Set 1 includes a scorpion, giant ant, wasp and a flower bug. Set 2 is a cricket, locust, yellow leaf beetle, and crab. No, not a crab louse or a crab spider, but definitely a crab ugly.

From Celestron™, this NexYZ™ adapter lets you attach any smart phone to a telescope, binoculars, spotting scope of microscope. You view through the phone’s screen instead of the device’s eyepiece, so what you see is what you capture with the camera function. Great for larger-group viewings and stargazing parties. Compatible with all smartphones, even with the case on, and has three-axis universal mounting for easy alignment, and secure clamps for hands-free operation. Includes adapter rings for smaller 23mm and 30mm microscope eyepieces.

These flexible, clear acrylic magnifiers are the same size and thickness as a standard credit card at 3-3/8" wide x 2-1/4" tall x 017". They magnify 1.25X via a magnifying window that is just a tad smaller than the entire thing. Keep a few in your wallet and pass them around to your AARP friends. As for you, you’ll never squint again when you’re on the phone ordering bargains from us and can’t read your credit card number.

For the budding diffraction detective in your life, this Spectroburst™ Viewer is a diffraction-viewing lens and light kit from Spectroclick, which, if you ask us, is a pretty good name for a company that makes Spectroburst™ Viewers. Comes with (2) different diffraction gratings: blue (500 line/mm single dispersion), and red (200 line/mm double-axis) and a magnetic flashlight with solid/flashing modes. You rotate the frames to see kaleidoscopic patterns. Warning: Never look at the sun or a laser directly.

Big bag of little lenses. Great little glass 14mm dia. DCX lenses for all of your project needs. Utilize their 48.3mm focal lengths for all artist classroom projects, or combine these with other lenses to build binoculars, magnifiers, microscopes and telescopes. These are seconds so may have small chips. We will fill a 3" x 4" zipseal bag full of them! Each bag will weigh about 1/4 lb and we leave it up to you to count them. Ahhh, isn't surplus wonderful.

This is our wisest magnifier yet, a blue plastic owl, approx 7” tall x 4-1/2” wide x 1-1/4” thick, from GeoSarafi Jr. Magnifies 2X and 8X through its 1-3/4” x 1-1/2” eyes with red LED light pupils for night vision. Orange beak is the power button. Also has cute orange feet. Appropriately named the Bright Eyes Magnifier™. Requires (2) “AAA”, not included, but available here. Yeah, we thought you might ask. Ages 3+.

From Humvee®, the folks who make those wide, squatty military vehicles, this 12X30 telescoping spotting scope is 5-1/2" long when retracted, 15" extended, and 1-1/2” dia. Box says it’s a “telescope,” but what do boxes know? We have to say, we’ve seen better—this one’s field of view is a little narrow—but we love it for hiking, biking and camping since it weighs less than a 1/2-lb. Focus by easing one section in or out a bit. Has a rubber-coated body, and comes in a nice soft case with a belt loop and a lens cleaning cloth.

This box of (12) Prepared Microscope Slides features (36) specimens (3 per slide) organized by catagory: Drinks, Plastic, Synthetic Fibers, Grasshopper, Medicine, Starch, Micro-Film, Natural Fibers, Animals, Algae, and Vitamins and Fungi. Geared towards beginning micro-adventurers, slides are plastic for safety and can be viewed by inspection and biological microscopes. Also included are (6) blank slides for your own specimen collecting and a plastic storage box so your micro-subjects don’t…slide away. Ages 8+.