Monkey See, Monkey Do...

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A unicyclist on the high wire, from a case dated 1978. (This is one of Tim's early cases - they start in 1976!)

A nail that has a file on the side, so... a nail file!

Metal 'clackers' on a spring, and a finger fiddle with a ball bearing that whizzes round a magnet.

A wind up coin bank that snatches the coin, and a battery powered coin bank - place a coin in the slot and the young couple dance around and then kiss.

A wind up clown that juggles with a diablo. He doesn't throw it up into the air though!

An elderly rabbit (also a wind up) that nibbles an elderly looking carrot.

From the Japanese toy company TOMY, some little pocket games. The first involves you turning a wheel that moves hidden magnets, causing four little cars to move around the race track. It somehow randomises it, so you never know which car will be in front at any moment! The second one involves steering a little car through the streets, using one rotary wheel that controls the left-right direction of the car, and the other wheel controls the forwards and backwards movement. All mechanical, with hidden magnets. so no batteries to run out! Finally, the 'LOVE&LOVE' toy. Flick the lever and the two faces whizz round, and every time they stop the faces are different. Sometimes the couple look happy, sometimes they don't!

Lastly, two D size batteries power the monkey that beats a fascinating rhythm on the drum.

[BarondePencier]

50-year-old automaton: [hideous screeching noise]
Tim: Delightful tune, lovely creature, how wonderful.

Never change, Tim.

[misterroboto]

Leave it to Tim to come on with a ridiculous prop on his head and not call attention to it at all. That’s just so absolutely Tim.

[Edwinicus]

Dude hasn't Aged in the 10 years I been watching

[aMondia]

*Tim shows you a clown toy that will haunt your nightmares forever* "Very sweet."

[demarcuscousinstheth]

Hey Mr. Tim, I havent visited your channel in a while, but it gives me the same feeling that it did when I first discovered it, very comforting and calming. God bless Tim!❤❤

[thedub]

Was Tim involved in a horrific industrial accident? Why is nobody talking about this?! Somebody help him!

[futuristica]

You hit the nail on the head once again, Tim.

[Reijack]

3:00 You've just unlocked a memory for me Tim, my grandmother was a guidance counselor, and she had an hourglass that used that super-viscous fluid on a shelf in her office

[AriochStarr]

It's been a while since I watched a Grand Illusions video. First one in months and glad to know Tim is still well and hasn't lost his sense of humour at all.
Also, after watching him play with those clackers, I can imagine him waving around a massive medieval mace.

[LordOfAllVikings]

Tim's stylist nailed his new hair cut.
Looking good!

[Eat_Pie]

Been watching for years! Never fails to put a smile on my face :)

[cannibalrj]

IT'S BEEN YEARS!! and this gentleman has never run out of toys to share

[dumella]

Thank you so much for bringing joy to my grandmother she loved your videos but sadly she can no longer watch them.

[LnD]

It's like watching your grandad showing you the toys of his childhood 😂

[FrankBenlin]

Spike through the noggin and the little car that you can drive around town.
Thank you, Tim.

[Carrotspy]

Nice to see Tim's personality didn't change after the accident like what happened to Phineas Gage.

[richohobbyandart]

I had the stock car handheld game. Haven't thought about it for decades until I saw this video.

[Mr.Kim.T]

Thank you for reminding me of the Tomy pocket games. I had a few and the mechanism in the 4-car track game was also used in a much larger game called Whirly Wheelers, that had four cyclists pedalling around a track. That used to delight people.

[ExactMedicare]

We need to get the magnetic ball for our office as fidget spinners, if we did we would never get any work done. This is so cool!

[jacobjensen]

7:43 looks like the rabbit toy from Antman
He's so ugly. I love him!