#W-200.  Dinosaur embryo in jar (71/2") (Latex, folks...fooled ya!)  Check out the alien embryo on the Aliens Page 3!  Wow!

OUT OF PRODUCTION, SORRY!

Any clue what this slice of ivory is from? ...

This is a scorpion done in a copper wire wrapping style.  1 1/4" long and high.  I assure you, he's SAFE!

DISPLAY ONLY, our last one has sold.

$59.00

 

LOOK at the color change!!  Three guesses what this is - opal? Nope.  Snake skin?  Nope.  It's a bit of fossilized shell from the Chambered Nautilus SHELL (fossil form called Ammonite) that is 65 million years old.  This color is found in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in an open mine where titanium was naturally absorbed by the shell fossils to create this iridescence.  This color of fossil is called "Ammolite".  Our Las Vegas wire wrapper did a lovely job, as usual, making this into a pendant.   Find more on the "Pendants" page 4.

#W-210.  This is a real Amethyst Stalactite section, from Brazil.  About a year ago, miners came across these formations - not cathedral amethyst with the gemstones inside, but actual stalactites with the crystals on the OUTside.  They are amazing!  Also see the stalactite slices made into jewelry, or sold unmounted in the "Pendants" and "Rocks & Minerals" pages.  Cool, isn't it?  

#W-213.  What the heck is this? you may rightly say!  It's a BEADED JADE PILLOWCASE!  That's right!  Believe it or not, lying on a soft pillow with this pillowcase, the cool gemstone beads are very therapeutic.  You don't feel the beads at all, just as you don't feel the wooden beaded seat covers in your car!  

The Chinese were WAY ahead of us on this one, folks!  Closeup of beads in second picture, hand made box in the third.  These come as a SET of TWO!  

Comes with authentication card.  When pregnant sharks are frightened, they spontaneously abort their unborn baby sharks.  Divers find these in nets and collect them for use in cancer research.  Excess inventory is sold for educational purposes such as in our store.  Some of these are used for dissection in biology classes.

 Imported from Hawaii to eat a cane beetle, Aussie's found out it doesn't eat the beetle!  Gators eat them and die - pet dogs eat them and die - they're toxic toads!  So they're caught and processed into coin purses such as this.  The toxin is being studied for cardiovascular and cancer research, which the Chinese have been using for centuries.  Some have even smoked the skin as a hallucinogenic!  Of course, the tanning process eliminates any poison - and the tanned leather is surprisingly thick and durable!  For the person who has everything, bet he doesn't have this! 

 

#W-215.  TOAD COIN PURSE/KEY RING (MOST POPULAR TOAD ITEM)  Real cane toad from Australia!  Don't ask what happened to his back legs - unless you want to look towards the bottom of this page!   Averages 4" long (hey, I was TALLER when I had LEGS, this will seriously THWART my CHICK APPEAL) x 2-1/2" wide, sturdy zipper with key ring holds coins or small store discount cards, small treasures and of course, your keys can hang on the ring.  I use mine to be able to find my keys in my purse.  Grosses out the store clerks & customers?  But of course!

SOLD OUT

#W-230

The SNAKE BITE BOX!  You have a mean streak, this one's for you - hand it to a friend, they innocently slide the door open and voila!  The snake pops up and "bites" their finger with his wooden tongue!  Endless fun...I hate to admit it, but teachers have bought it to torture their poor students.  The mischievous look of glee on a child's face when they open it ONCE is enough for a lifetime - their first thought is who to fool next!    2" long x 1-1/2" tall x 5/8" wide (POCKET size).  

STOCK PHOTO

$5.00 each  (22 available) 

Here's the biggest Carcharodon megalodon (prehistoric great white) shark tooth we have - a whopping six and seven/eighth's inches long!  The record is 7 inches, latest count  (not for sale - sorry folks! but lots of large ones on the Shark pages 2 and page 5)

#S-899  WHAT IS THIS?  A skin with a hole in the middle - what kind of critter would this be?   Actually, if you fold this in half at the hole, you will see this is an entire shark skin.  The hole is where the jaw went.  This is a rare acquisition of a complete SHARK SKIN including the denticles (this is what makes the shark skin feel rough, these have not been buffed off).  Pieces of shark skin such as this were often used before sandpaper was made.  These come from the legal shark fishing industry, and are usually made into wallets, etc.  The meat is sold to restaurants and all other parts of the shark are used.  We are offering 4" x 4" squares from this skin as a collector's item.