CONTAINERS

It looks as though it should be used for administering laudanum! A 30mL, 1-1/4" sq x 3" tall clear glass bottle, it has thick molded sides and a heavy lip: very antique in appearance. It is stoppered with a red(!) rubber stopper which is the squeeze bulb for the glass dropper tube inside. A real eye catcher, but give it a good wash please. It clearly is not sterile.

Go ahead—have soup, or stew, or anything gooey, without worrying about a spillage tragedy. This red plastic soup system measures 5” dia x 4-1/2” tall tapering to 3-1/2” at the bottom. Looks like a giant coffee cup, but with a gasketed screw cap that has a stubby fork and spoon cleverly hidden inside. Freezer- and microwave-safe, and BPA-free. Safe up to 200 degrees, but hand-wash only. Has a small tray and a divider inside, both of which you can ignore if you don't have a 2- or 3-part lunch. Try the beef barley, it’s excellent.

This isn't a book, but it's definitely book-ish. Looks like a leather-bound volume from the Bodleian but it's just a little wooden box, approx 8-1/2" x 5" x 2" (7" x 3-7/8" x 1-5/8" inside) that's perfect for stashing the jewels, cash, or whatever you need to stash in plain sight on the shelves.

Both spellings are acceptable, it turns out, but duffle is a British corruption of our duffel, so pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and spell it “duffel” like an American. Our duffel is red polyester with black handles and an adjustable and removable black shoulder strap. Measures 18” long x an 11” dia cylinder, and has black canvas strap handles on both ends for your hanging and toting convenience. Everybody needs a good duffel, even the Brits.

Nothing feels better than saying “no” to the checkout person who asks if we need bags. Lately we’ve been toting a couple of these reusable 18” x 14-1/2” x 2” bamboo-themed shopping bags. They come in green with green bamboo stalks on them, and has nice brown, strappy handles.

Yes they, do. Neither Man nor Woman lives by retro hipster vinyl alone. This binder-style CD book holds (24) discs in back-to-back pages with an orange and translucent cover. Comes in an equally translucent sleeve so the CDs don't fall all over the floor of the car you have that still has a CD player.

You don't have to send money to your local public TV station to get these better-than-your-average tote bags. Just donate the ridiculously low $3.50 to your favorite surplus supplier and you're ready to tote this logo-free lime green and black bag in cotton canvas. Measures 15" x 14" with a 4"-wide gusset on the bottom, and a 9” deep x 8” wide pocket on the side.

These clear, flexible plastic 5-1/2 oz tapered cups are perfect for mixing paints for students or crafters, but then they're perfect for a lot of things—tastings of all sorts, mise en place cups for cooks, sorting small items, or anything else cupable. Plus, the price is extremely right. Our each is a bag of (50) cups.

Our aluminum canisters with clear glass pull–off lids are cool. The canisters are aluminum–colored, a set of (20) 1–1/4” dia x 3/4” deep in a 6–1/2” x 5–1/4” x 7/8” lightweight aluminum box with a hinged lid. When the box is shut, a layer of foam padding inside the lid presses down on the canisters, keeping them securely closed.

A Syracuse interior lineman with an umbrella. Also, this (20)-liter orange dry sack, big enough to keep a week's worth of camping clothes and French bread dry. Measures 23” long with a 13-1/2” dia top tapering down to a 9” dia bottom. Fill 'er up, fold the top down three times, and snap the molle buckle for maximum water resistance.

These nice clear glass jars hold 240ml (a tad more than 8 oz) and measure 4” tall x 2-1/4” square, with rounded corners and shoulders. Screw cap is a dark olive green. Opening ID is 1-3/4”. Line 'em up and put spices in them, is what we think. Also great for craft supplies like glitter, beads and rubber bands, and workshop essentials, like screws, nuts and washers.

Eye dropper, tongue dropper, test tube dropper, petri dish dropper, anywhere dropper. Use this 3" glass dropper, with a rubber squeeze bulb to drop small amounts of liquid wherever you think they should go. You will have to measure by counting drops, though, because there are no markings on it. Also, it is called "3" because that is about how long the glass tube is. Overall, it is 4" long.

Keep your cool! PEVA insulated Del Mar Cooler Bag is 12.5" H x 14" W x 6.5" D with quilted side gussets, top handles, and an adjustable shoulder strap for comfort on-the-go. Perfect for keeping drinks, bologna sandwiches, and charcuterie trays ice-cold at the beach, campsite, or party.

These cute clear glass jars measures approx 1-3/4" dia x 1-1/2" tall, counting the gold metal gasketed screw cap. Hold 1 oz each. So now go invent a lip balm and get as rich as Burt and his bees before he lost them in the divorce settlement. You know those little jelly jars at breakfast joints? These are kind of like those. You’ve got a million uses for them.

In soft poly-foam and a pretty powder blue color, we think this case was made for standard smart phones, although goodness knows you could keep any number of things in it. (Badness probably knows that, too.) Measuring 6” x 3-1/2” x approx 3/8”, it has a slot with black piping 1-1/2” from the top, and a small tab at the top corner with a removable, silver carabiner on it.

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.

Please Note: Physical sizes may vary slightly due to vendor and Mfg changes. Call or email for more info. 

The smartest among us in these days of closed bars and bites as far as the eye can see will carry a little hip flask for emergencies. This one is a standard 8-ouncer in stainless steel with a matte black finish. Measures 5-3/4" x 3-1/2" x 1" thick, and given the number of emergencies you could encounter, we recommend a pair because, after all, you do have two hips.

Call it the bag of a lesser messenger. This dark olive Extreme Pak™ tote looks like a mini-backpack but has a shoulder strap plus a pair of handles. Measures approx 11-1/2" tall x 8-1/2" wide x 6" deep front to back, it's got a big inside zippered compartment, a smaller zippered pouch on the bottom, a pair of hook-and-loop closed pockets on the top, plus a plethora (that'd be 10) of band loops to hang stuff off. Mfg suggested retail is over $30. Just saying.