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Nitinol Wire Inchworm

This Inch Worm walking robot is actuated by nitinol wire. Nitinol is an alloy that can 'remember'...

Tim's Novelty Business Cards

Tim acquires many business cards in the course of meeting people at toy fairs and puzzle parties....

Tim's Smoke and Mirrors

Although Tim does not smoke, he has quite a variety of items in his collection related to smoking...

Hypnocube

The Hypnocube. What can we say about it? Well, this is the 4Cube version, with 64 3 colour RGB LE...

Zurich Mechanism

Tim's not quite sure how he came by this toy. Although it was maybe 25 or 30 years ago. Since it ...

Eulers Disc

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Christmas starts early in the toy world. February mostly, with the really big trade toy fairs hel...

Pendulum Wave Toy

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Rock 'n Flower

This toy came out in the 1980s, and was made by the Takara company of Japan. They specialised in ...

Infinity Spinning Top

Once the central button has been activated, this mesmerising top will then spin for hours or mayb...

Vases and Pneumatic Toys

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Amazing Discovery With Magnets

SUBTITLES AVAILABLE Truly the stuff of science fiction! This brand new discovery/invention was o...