The Ashes

You say you need something to carry your extra Dutch Army machine-gun barrels in? Guess who’s got just the ticket. Measures 27″ long OA x approx 8″ wide, in heavy olive-drab canvas with (2) adjustable shoulder straps and a waist strap. Buncha compartments: (2) at 3″ x 2″ x 17″, (2) at 2″ x 2″ [...]

We’ve got key rings with (8) different styles of pirate heads and pirate skulls hanging on them, Mate. Made of painted resin, the pirates are attached to the rings by 2-1/4″ of black cord with silver and wooden beads woven in. Very Jack Sparrow-ish. They’re approx 6″ long OA with a 1″ dia slip-ring. We’ll [...]

No more squinting, ever. Our easiest-to-read indoor/outdoor Taylor-made thermometer is 13-1/2″ dia x 1-1/4″ thick with giant 1-1/2″ tall numbers that are colored across the spectrum from cold violet to red hot. Measures -60°F to 120°F and, in smaller numbers, -50°C to 50°C. Includes mounting screws. HUGE THERMOMETER for $9.75 EACH

Toddlers dripping the drawn butter all over their designer togs, are they? You need these 14″ x 9″ disposable plastic bibs with smiling cartoon lobsters frolicking on the beach. Equally suitable for finger-painting sessions, or lobster-eating adults with no sartorial pride. Each pack is (50) bibs. KID’S BIBS for $2.75 EACH

We live in a digital age, so for the analog-impaired consumer we are now offering the all-digital timer. Turn those lamps and barking-Doberman recordings on and off automatically with this 7-day indoor timer. Has an ungrounded plug and (4) modes: every day, individual days, weekdays only, and weekends only, programmable for up to (7) different [...]

So you get to pick from our new Nickel-Metal Hydride rechargeable battery bargains. You get a 4-pack of either “AA” 2600 MAH or “AAA” 1000 MAH NiMH batteries, the recommended choice for electronics, cameras, games, cordless phones and toys. “AA” NIHM for $10.95 EACH or “AAA” NIMH for $6.95 EACH

Care to sneak a little scientific education in with all the Hogwart’s wizardry? For ages 8 and up, the Simple Physics kit explains some basics with a few props (balls and sticks) and a binder-ready guide to experiments that appear to be spells and magic. The Astronomy kit includes a nice guide to the basics, [...]

More artistic than using a router, and much, much less work than carving with chisels: wood-burning is back. Practice your skills with our wood-burning pen set. Easily details and decorates wood, leather and cork. (Also butter if you’re very, very quick.) Includes a safety stand, (2) pointed tips, and (2) wedge-shaped tips. For the extra-creative, [...]

Your standard issue, everyday, universal pair of regular steel nail clippers. They’re 2-1/8″ long x 3/8′ wide with a 1″ nail file. Put a pair in every place you ever think you might have put them last time you used them, and you can stop buying them forever. NAIL CLIPPERS for $3.75 PKG(3)

These clear glass flower sconces (wall vases) are way beyond the usual run of surplus. Tasteful, even. Dare we say elegant? They’re heavy, 3/16″ glass in a conical shape, 12″ long with a 4-1/2″ sloping mouth at the top and an 8″ deep well for flowers. Handmade in Poland. Surplus factor: the 5/16″ dia hanging [...]