From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V1 #61 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Sunday, February 15 1998 Volume 01 : Number 061 In this issue: [scribes]: sources ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 14:10:23 -0400 From: wyverns Subject: [scribes]: sources Several people have asked me the source of my myriad little glass bottles (I use them for collecting gold flakes, carrying small amounts of ink, water for sites with uncertain sources, nib cleaning solution, cordials, and lots of etceteras). The style, sizes, and materials of bottles available varies catalogue to catalogue but they always have a wide selection and almost something that will do very nicely. They also carry other hard-to-find stuff such as corks, boxes, bags, miscelaneous craft supplies (mostly cheap junk but occasional great bargains if they happen to have what you are looking for), scientific stuff, wierd toys, electrical parts and pieces, office stuff, teaching supplies (mostly but not always on a science theme) and occasionally wierd old stuff (like WWII surplus; the latest catalogue had prisms from old tank sights, for example). If all you want is one package of 6 little bottles for $2 (lots of stuff comes $2 for a package of X items), you'll need to find a friend who wants other stuff; there is a $10 minimum per order. Unfortunately, I seldom have a problem with that. . . To get the catalogue, write to: American Science & Surplus 3605 Howard Street Skokie IL 60076 They also have an online catalogue at www.sciplus.com. I found it a little slow to work through, but there is an index, and you don't have to wait for snail mail to deliver the catelogue. Also, it has the same amusing writeups and bad art as the hardcopy catalogue. - --Enid ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V1 #61 ****************************