An access guide for hard-to-find items, equipment, and information
Last Updated: 05/16/93
CASSETTES / MUSIC BY MAIL
Sub Pop Records Address: 1932 First Ave. Suite 1103 Seattle, Wa 98101 Phone : 206-441-8441 FAX: 206-441-0474 Price : Free AWESOME catalog of groups like Mudhoney, and Nirvana, and millions you never heard of (I reccommend this!). Reviewed by: Suicidal Failure on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
CHEMICALS, DRUGS, AND HERBS
- Aardvaark Industries
Address: PO Box 35066 Louisville, KY 40218
Phone : 502-966-2115 Price : Catalog $2.00
Exotic chemiclas such as ricin, scopalomine (truth serum),
curare, cobra & rattlesnake venoms, etc. Also carries
specialized laboratory apparatus, glassware, etc.
- C.C.P., Inc.
Address: 900 Old Koenig, Suite 125 Austin, TX 78756
Phone : 512-454-2459
Chemicals.
- Chemical Service Co.
Address: Route 7, Box 7184 Brenham, TX 77833
Sells potassium chlorate, iodine crystals, aluminum powder, and
other hard-to-find chemicals, in small quantities at fair
prices. Full listing $1.00
- Ol' Green Giant
Address: PO Box 62 Burns, KS 66840
Price : Catalog $0.50
Offers a prepared, ready-to-use vial of one of the most deadly
poisons known - nicotine sulfate. Great for knocking off rats or
cape buffalo with a blowgun, crossbow, or air-gun dart. Also
sells blowguns and survival gear.
- Phoenix
Address: Rt 1, Box 221 Blue River, WI 53518
Potassium nitrate, magnesium, and other chemicals.
- Sun Scientific
Address: 175 S.W. 20Th Way Dania, Fl 33004
Phone : 800-533-4605 Price : Free
Call for free catalog. Chemicals (HCl, nitric acid, potassium
cyanide, lots more), glassware, and other lab equipment.
Reviewed by: Jakn4beatz on 03/24/93 @ TOTSE
COMICS
- Last Gasp
Address: 2180 Bryant San Francisco, Ca 94110
Phone : 415-824-6636 FAX: 415-824-1836 Price : $2.00
Comix, lots of Art books, zines, and much more 'free thinking'
literature. Reviewed by: Pupmuncher on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
- Mile High Comics
Address: 2151 W 56Th Ave Denver, Co 80221
Thousands and thousands of 'mainstream' comics at decent prices.
Reviewed by: Pupmuncher on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY
- BNF Enterprises
Address: PO Box 3357 Peabody, MA 01960
Phone : 617-531-5775
General electronics supplier. Has a vast selection of surplus
parts, components, gadgets, etc. Huge catalog.
- Cabletronics
Address: Box 30502R Bethseda, MD 20814
Price : $13.95 + $2.00 postage.
Videocypher II descrambling manual, schematics, video & audio
DES, cloning, muskateering, EPROM codes (HBO, Cinemax, Showtime,
Adult channels).
- Capri Electronics
Address: Route 1 Canon, GA 30250
Phone : 404-376-3712
Sells scanner accessories, descramblers, bug detectors.
- CBC International
Address: PO Box 31500 Phoenix, AZ 85046
Sells tech info, kits, parts for modifications to CB radios,
such as FM conversion, frequency expansion, linears, etc.
- Deco Industries
Address: Box 607 Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Phone : 914-232-3878
Kits for miniature FM xmitters, telephone bugs, etc.
- Diptronics
Address: PO Box 60 Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034
Price : Catalog is $3.00
An excellent source of information and components for satellite
TV systems, from complete dish kits to separate parts for
homebrew systems. Catalog contains some good technical info.
- Diversified Wholesale Products
Address: PO Box 1275 Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Price : Catalog $3.00
Scrambler phones, bug detectors, ECM, executive & personal
protection equipment, etc.
- Edmund Scientific Co.
Address: 101 E. Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007
Offers a catalog of science/hobbyist-oriented devices and
materials, including binoculars, IR viewers, lasers, lenses, and
some electronics gear. A well-established, reliable co.
- Excalibur Enterprises
Address: PO Box 266 Emmans, PA 18049
Phone : 215-967-3443 Price : Informative catalog $5.00.
Night-vision devices, Starlight weapon scopes, etc.
- The Intelligence Group
Address: Jerry Ogelsby (Mngr) 1324 West Waters Ave Lighthouse Point, FL
33064 Phone : 813-933-9244
Specializes in video equipment of all types, including pin-hole
lenses, ABSCAM investigative equipment, etc.
- J & W Electronics, Inc.
Address: PO Box 800 Mansfield, MA 02048
Phone : 800-227-8529
Cable converters, Macrovision, signal eliminators, snooper
stopper (which prevents cable co.'s from knowing how many cable
converters you have).
- M.D. Electronics
Address: 115 New York Mall, Suite 133E Omaha NE 68114
Phone : 402-554-0417
Cable TV descramblers, cable converters. Dial 1-800-524-1150 to
order.
- Mouser Electronics
Address: 11433 Woodside Ave Santee, CA 92071
Price : 619-449-2222
Electronic components, parts, & equip. Good prices & service.
Usually has what you can't find elsewhere.
- PK Electronik
Address: Heidenkampsweig 74 2000 Hamburg 1, West Germany
Phone : 040 249011
Offers the most complete line of highly-sophisticated electronic
bugging devices & cloak-&-dagger devices in the world, with
prices to match. Prompt service via Air Parcel Post. Bi-lingual
English/German catalog $25.00 by International Money Order.
- Scramble Facts
Phone : 718-343-0130
Phone for 3 mins of satellite TV industry news, tech tips, & new
product info.
- Scrambling News
Address: 15552A Hertel Ave Buffalo, NY 14216
Phone : 716-874-2088 Price : Monthly subscription $24.95/yr
Newsletter with info on Videocipher, cloning, microwave hacking,
Z-TAC systems, etc. Product catalog $1.00
- TAP
Address: Room 603 147 W. 42 St
This is a Times Square mail drop for these folks. Basically,
they are anti-telephone co., anti-bureaucracy,
technically-oriented, semi-radicals who publish a newsletter,
which is usually one or two pages of technical information on
such things as how to rip off pay phones & utility companies,
cheat the postal service, and other similar ideas. A sample
newsletter is $1.00, but don't send cash as TAP isn't all that
reliable about filling orders.
- Trans-World Cable Co.
Address: 12062 Southwest 117th Court Suite 126
Phone : 800-442-9333
Cable TV converters, descramblers, remote controls, accessories.
- United Electronic Supply
Address: PO Box 1206 Elgin, IL 60121
Phone : 312-697-0600
Cable TV accessories, descramblers, remotes, anti-jammer kits.
- Video & Satellite Marketeer
Address: PO Box 21026 Columbus, OH 43221
Phone : 614-451-6353
A newsletter for those interested in video, VCR, satellite
dishes, etc. Has a catalog of a wide variety of recorded tapes,
and interesting classifieds.
- Wynn Engineering
Address: 4327 Aspenglade Dr Houston, TX 77064
Price : Catalog $3.00
Home-made surveillance gear or good to excellent quality. Good
performance.
GREAT CATALOGS
- Books-by-phone
Address: P.O. Box 522 Berkeley, Ca 94701
Phone : 800-858-2665 Price : $2 for Catalog
Books-by-Phone offers controversial and underground books on
topics such as comics, criminology, cyberpunk, drugs, ID, the
occult, privacy, rock&roll, sexuality, shaminism, survival,
visionary literature, and weird&exotic books. Call and have them
send you a catalog today! Reviewed by: Jeff Hunter on 05/06/93 @
TOTSE
- Loompanics Unlimited
Address: Michael Hoy P.O. Box 1197 Port Townsend, Wa 98368
Price : $5 for a Catalog
Loompanics sells "unusual" books. The sections in their catalog
include The Underground Economy, Tax Avoidance, Fake ID, Big
Brother, Locks & Locksmithing, Self Defense, Revenge, Guns,
Bombs, Guerrilla Warfare, Sex, Drugs, Science & Technology,
Anarchism, Self-Publishing, and MORE!
- Paladin Press
Address: P.O. Box 1307 Boulder, Co 80306
Phone : 800-872-4993 FAX: 303-442-8741
Books on Scams, New ID's, SWAT, Military, Ivestigating, Weapons,
Self-Defense much, much more. Reviewed by: Pupmuncher on
03/02/93 @ TOTSE
GUNS AND EXPLOSIVES
(Warning: information wants to be free, but people also often want to be stupid. Provided for informational purposes only. Use at your own risk.)
- Atlantic
Address: Box 12627 Charleston, S.C. 29412
Stinkbombs.
- Bumble-Bee Wholesale
Address: 1251-3 Oxnard St N. Hollywood, CA 91606
Phone : 213-985-2939
Barnett crossbows, guns, archery equipment.
- C & T Enterprises
Address: PO Box 18564 Tuscon, AZ 85731
Sells M-18 military-type smoke grenades; any color. Used to sell
for $18 each.
- Criminal Research Products
Address: 206 - 218 East Hector St Conshocken, PA 19428
Handles a large line of general police and investigative
equipment, including electronic surveillance items. They have
two separate catalogs, one for the general public, and one for
law-enforcement. Genuine law-enforcement officers should specify
this fact when requesting a catalog, or they'll receive the
ORDINARY one.
- Guardian Security Products
Address: 4001 East Fanfol Phoenix, AZ 85028
Phone : 800-527-4434 Price : Catalog $1.00
Electronic stun guns, 90000 volt baton, spray weapons.
- Howell Laboratories
Address: Box 73 Folly Beach, SC 29439
Sells formulas for smoke grenades, fireworks, contact
explosives, etc.
- Larc International
Address: PO Box 460 Maitland, FL 32751
Phone : 305-339-6699
Sells a freon-powered BB machine gun. Shoots 3000 BBs per minute
at an effective range of about 30 yds. Uses standard BBs and
standard-sized cans of freon (avail. at most auto-supply
stores). Price used to be about $40.00. Dangerous; not a toy.
- Liberty Industries
Address: Box 279, Rd 4 Quakertown, PA 18951
Price : 12-page catalog $1.00
Offers a fantastic selection of pyrotechnic components &
chemicals. They specialize in complete kits, consisting of
pre-formed tubes, end-caps, fuse, and everything else needed to
make REAL fireworks. They START at the M-60 size and go upward
to the quarter-stick and full-stick items. They also have kits
for making big aerial gun salutes. May be illegal in some areas.
- Phoenix Systems Inc.
Address: Po Box 3339 Evergreen, Co 80439
Phone : 303-277-0305 FAX: 303-278-8101 Price : $3.00/Copy
Lockpicking supplies, bugs, smokebombs, videos, books...ect.
Reviewed by: Vicious on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
- Rosedale Chemical Co.
Address: R. 17, Box 3042 Rosedale, KS 66103
Phone : 800-821-5157
Sells an aerosol-type CN tear gas grenade. Thumb-lock to release
and toss. Discharges an impressive amount of CN. Great for those
boring parties.
- Scramco
Address: 852 W. 1st St Birdsboro, PA 19508
Phone : 215-582-1694
Sells mechanically-triggered tear-gas expellers for use in
booby-traps and other similar applications. Also has
electronically-triggered and time-delay models.
- Silent Partners, Inc.
Address: 230 Lafayette St. Gretna, LA 70053
Offers a full line of threat-zoned modular body armor. This is a
T-shirt type, bullet-proof material with add-on panels.
- Steve Arnold's Gunroom
Address: PO Box 68, Dept 32-1 Dexter, OR 97431
Phone : 503-726-6360 Price : Catalog $2.00
Professional locksmithing tools; picks, tubular lock picks,
Schlage wafer, books, double-sided tumbler picks, etc.
- Wiley & Sons
Address: Route 1, Box 86 Wills Point, TX 75169
Phone : 214-848-7912
Tranquilizer guns, darts, & knockout chemicals.
- Yankee Mfg. Co. Address: 59 Chase St Beverly, MA 01915
Phone : 617-922-8262
Smoke bombs, grenades, flare guns, launchers, flash bombs, fuse,
etc.
NEW AGE SUCKERS
Sounds True Recordings Address: 735 Walnut Str. Boulder, Co 80302 Phone : 303-449-6229 FAX: 303-449-9226 All sorts of tapes from Gregorian and/or Tibetan chants to herbalists and/or meditation, etc. … Reviewed by: Texasbob on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
SCHEMES AND SCAMS
- City News Service
Address: PO Box 86 Willow Springs, MO 65793
Phone : 417-469-2423 Price : Catalog $3.00
Sells very authentic-looking PRESS ID cards. Several different
types, including wallet, clip-on, dashboard signs, window
stickers, etc. Prices are fair, quality is excellent. Reliable.
- Columbia Pacific University
Address: 1415 Third St San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone : 415-459-1650 Price : Costs about $2600.00
College degrees; no studies, state authorized.
- Garrison
Address: PO Box 128 Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Price : Catalog $2.00
Sells excellent-quality locksmithing tools & equipment.
Reasonable prices.
- K Products
Address: PO Box 27507 San Antonio, TX 78227
Price : Color catalog $1.00
Sells ID documents: International drivers' license & other
cards, custom-made police & security badges, etc
. * Taylor Address: PO Box 15391 W. Palm Beach, FL 33416
Offers international drivers' license, international student ID
card, Social Security Card, and other documents. Service is
slow, quality is good. Not to be used for deceptive or illegal
purposes (of course).
SLEAZE AND SMUT
- Ju-Ron Company
Address: 3211 W. Rohmann Peoria, IL 61604
Strait-jackets, leg irons, iron neck-collars, slave helmets,
leather underwear, etc. All the latest fashions in bondage and
restraint apparatus. (Hardware only - you have to come up with
your own software)
- Slippery When Wet
Address: Sunah Cherwin P O Box 3101 Berkeley Ca 94703
Price : $20/4 Iss. Sub., $6/Copy
Formerly Logomotive. Slippery When Wet is a magazine of sex and
fun for people of all sexual persuasions. Hot photos, horny
stories, and lots of stuff to make you laugh. All your favorite
perversions in one magazine. Recent issues include: R. Crumb
photo session, hints for FTM transgenders. Reviewed by: Arkuat
on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
WEIRD SCIENCE
- Amazing Concepts
Address: Box 716 Amherst, NH 03031
Phone : 603-673-4730
Sells kits for FM xmitters, telephone bugs, phasor thingumabobs,
and (no kidding) an "invisible pain field generator," which is
supposedly quite weak & disappointing. Also known as Information
Unlimited and Scientific Systems.
- H & W
Address: PO Box 4 Whitehall, PA 18052
Sells genuine human skulls, whole skeletons, arms, legs, etc.
Everything is clean & in good condition, with no holes. A
complete listing is avail. for $1.00 and a SASE.
- Merrell Scientific Co.
Address: 1665 Buffalo Rd Rochester, NY 14624
Phone : 716-426-1540 Price : Catalog $3.00
One of the biggest & most well-stocked mail-order chemical
suppliers in the U.S. Extremely large selection of high-quality
chemicals and laboratory apparatus. Good prices, reliable,
professional service.
ZINES
- Arson
Address: Jello Somalia 10290 Shekinah Hill Nevada City, Ca 95959
Phone : 916-478-1922 Price : $2.00, No Subs. Yet
ARson (a publication of The Estranged Youth Society) is just
full of a bunch of anti-authority stuff. issue #1 contains:
pranks to play on the church, mail terrorism, 101 ways to kill
your parents with an axe, and more. There's also some cool
humor, like the mineral water review and night of the living sea
mon. Reviewed by: Storm Shadow on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
- Forbidden Lines
Address: Charles Overbeck Po Box 23 Chapel Hill, Nc 27515
Price : Sample Copy is $1.75
Forbidden Lines is a magazine of horror, sci-fi, fantasy,
cyberculture and experimental fiction. It's published quarterly
and is really slick and cool. Not at all an amateurish effort.
Reviewed by: Ruffin on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE
- Mondo 2000 Address: Queen Mu & R.U. Sirius P.O. Box 10171 Berkeley, Ca
94709
Phone : 510-845-9018 FAX: 510-649-9630 Price : $24Us/Year - 6 Issues
Mondo 2000 is the magazine of cyberpunk, virtual reality,
wetware, designer aphrodisiacs, artificial life, techno-erotic
paganism, and more. A great source of information for life on
the fringe. Reviewed by: Jeff Hunter on 03/05/93 @ TOTSE
- Vox Mundi
Address: Po Box 196, Memphis, Ar 72301 Memphis, Ar 72301
Price : $2/Issue, $7/Year
Humor, politics, extensive self-analysis, much reader
contribution. Be heard, not herd! Reviewed by: Soulcatcher on
03/02/93 @ TOTSE
- Wired
Address: Louis Rossetto, Publisher P.O. Box 191826 San Francisco, Ca
94119-1826 Phone : 415-904-0660 FAX: 415-904-0669 Price : $19.95/Year - 6 Issues
Wired explores where the leading edge of technology is leading
and driving our culture. Wired not only shows the latest gizmos
and gadgets, but tries to discover what changes our society is
going to undergo because of these gizmos and gadgets. Very hip,
great artwork, excellent writing. ($45/year overseas). Reviewed
by: Jeff Hunter on 03/05/93 @ TOTSE
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