Time Traveller Tim!

Tim's toy collection fills most of his flat, stored in around 200 suitcases, arranged in date order. Today he takes down a case labelled 2005, to explore the delights inside...

A mystery object, or a 'Whatsit' - anyone know what this is?

Then a glass prism with a secret - breathe on it and a picture appears - the 2 of Clubs. Could be part of a magic trick maybe?

A monopolar motor, made from a battery, some magnets and a piece of wire.

A magnetic toy that pops up when you place it on a metal surface. But when you take it off the surface, the character vanishes back into the base. Clever.

125 faces in one object - the ultimate finger fidget?

A figure made from clear plastic straws. However internal threads make the figure animate!

Magic matches - two matchboxes, with interconnecting drawers.

The Eiffel Tower as a spinning top.

Continuing the Paris theme, a 3D map of a section of Paris, where the rubber has perished - as Tim says, 'perished but cherished'.

Finally a small rubber frog that has an internal 'croak'. However now it sounds more like a dog!