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anna_wingClever devices of no obvious utility, that will nonetheless add some charm to my life if or when I get around to acquiring them.
1 The company is called Grand Illusions, and has The Best Toys. If you ever wanted a Stirling engine desk-toy, this is the place.
(a) The original Pseudoscope was 750 pounds sterling, which was a bit much, even for me. The Pseudoscope Kit is a much cheaper version, and should be adequately functional:
https://www.grand-illusions.com/pseudoscope-kit-c2x24321039
(b) I rather fancy the camera obscura kit too. I already have a camera lucida.
https://www.grand-illusions.com/camera-obscura-kit-c2x21140021
(c) The True Mirror, or non-reversing mirror, I have had for more than twenty years. I got one at a craft fair in New York. It used to hypnotise my guests once they realised what it is, though I haven't tried it on the selfie generation yet.
https://www.grand-illusions.com/true-mirror-c2x21140007
(d) The 3-D compass that points to magnetic north is rather cool too:
https://www.grand-illusions.com/3d-compass-c2x26718745
2 From a company called MOVA, solar-powered rotating globes:
They have world map globes:
https://www.movaglobes.com/relief-map-blue/
And OTHER world map globes:
https://www.movaglobes.com/jupiter/
3 This chap makes Klein bottles, including one in the form of a (fairly) usable beer-mug. He does warn that it is charming but not terribly practical. I am contemplating the Klein earrings...
https://www.kleinbottle.com/
1 The company is called Grand Illusions, and has The Best Toys. If you ever wanted a Stirling engine desk-toy, this is the place.
(a) The original Pseudoscope was 750 pounds sterling, which was a bit much, even for me. The Pseudoscope Kit is a much cheaper version, and should be adequately functional:
https://www.grand-illusions.com/pseudoscope-kit-c2x24321039
(b) I rather fancy the camera obscura kit too. I already have a camera lucida.
https://www.grand-illusions.com/camera-obscura-kit-c2x21140021
(c) The True Mirror, or non-reversing mirror, I have had for more than twenty years. I got one at a craft fair in New York. It used to hypnotise my guests once they realised what it is, though I haven't tried it on the selfie generation yet.
https://www.grand-illusions.com/true-mirror-c2x21140007
(d) The 3-D compass that points to magnetic north is rather cool too:
https://www.grand-illusions.com/3d-compass-c2x26718745
2 From a company called MOVA, solar-powered rotating globes:
They have world map globes:
https://www.movaglobes.com/relief-map-blue/
And OTHER world map globes:
https://www.movaglobes.com/jupiter/
3 This chap makes Klein bottles, including one in the form of a (fairly) usable beer-mug. He does warn that it is charming but not terribly practical. I am contemplating the Klein earrings...
https://www.kleinbottle.com/
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