It's called a Funkenring. It shoots sparks, winds up like a joy buzzer. Lots of fun, touch an elevator button, and it looks like you got shocked. Good for a suprise!
also bought a box of mouth coils. I haven't tried them on the kids yet.
the mouth coils were six dollars a dozen, the funkenring was 7.50.

hehe, ahh, the memories.

I used a funkenring back in 1982 in a posh Washington DC hotel elevator ---
My brother and I got on the elevator with an older couple that were dressed
like they were going to some fancy party.

I touched the Lobby button and set off the funkenring - and jumped back.
(My brother was in on the thing and we had a horrible time keeping straight faces).

The man looked at me in horror and asked if I was all-right -- I said yes, but would
you push the button for the Lobby?

My brother and I nearly fell over laughing later.

I did the same thing at an ATM machine - back when they were new and a novelty -
my grocery store had installed one and pulled me over to show me how they worked.
When I fired off the funkenring, the attendant was stupefied! They said "It's never
done THAT before!"

So, there's a couple of great first-hand stories about how great the funkenring thing
is - MORE than worth the $$$ it costs.

Of course, you need to learn how to ditch it - I used a topit sewn into my dress
jacket. (Google Michael Ammar Topit)

Ha Ha Ha Ha, those are funny stories!. I think I need one of those. :D

A clown might use a funkenring to demonstrate "static electricity" Take your HUGE
comb and run it through the hair of your volunteer, then lay it on the table.
Point to it with the hand that has the funkenring in it, fire it off and announce "sure
is a lot of static electricity in your hair!"

Thre are lots of possibilities.

Oh, and we used to remove the ring that went around your finger and just
palm the funkenring with the spigot between your fingers. That's why I had
to use the topit to ditch the thing - a simple flick of the wrist and it is vanished.

I highly recommend learning about the topit - there are several "models" that work
really well. A seamstress can help you install one into your costume jacket if you have
one, or they can be placed in the "tails" of a tail coat.

Come to think of it, I should install one into my bunker coat that I wear.

It's called a Funkenring. It shoots sparks, winds up like a joy buzzer. Lots of fun, touch an elevator button, and it looks like you got shocked. Good for a suprise!
also bought a box of mouth coils. I haven't tried them on the kids yet.
the mouth coils were six dollars a dozen, the funkenring was 7.50.

Sounds like a blast Scruff! Where did you get it? I searched the internet and cant find one, does it have another name? Thanks!

Tinks

1-800-92-magic Abbott's Magic Co. Colon, MI. For me it's a walk in trip. Greg has them, I'm not sure how many. But I payed $7.50 plus tax.
I generally do business with FAB magic. Also in Colon,Mi. Their Phone number is 1-877-44-magik. RickFisher and Jack Barrows are good guys to deal with. They build many illusions and just picked up two great magic tricks for parties. Bev Bergeron (Rebothe Clown from the magical land of Alakazam) Multiplying wands and the Banna(dana). Tell 'em Ed Miller told you about them. 8)

Abbotts website is www.abbottmagic.com
Fab magic website www.fabmagic.com

Oh I like That! I'll have to keep an eye out for that one...

Just hope it desn't shock my eye...

Scruffy there are several routines you can do with mouth coils and all of them get laughs
If you have the paper muti color ones that are white on th outside you can do the toilet paer gag
Palm the mouth coil and then give someone a sheet of toilet paper and you take one then have the person do what you do Tear it into small pices and then pretend to put it in your mouth but put the coil in instead then start pulling it out
I also do one with pink plastic ones (reusable) that look like bubble gum and end up getting tangled in it so it looks like im wrapped in gum

I think these are plain white, Jamz. I haven't though of any rountines with them. I like the TP bit.

sound like your in for some fun Scruffy

My dad uses mouth coils and he asks someone for a clean paper napkin (usually a parent will run over to a table and hand it to one of the kids) and he says tear it neatly in half and give me a half (come on, sometime today) if theyre doing it precisely, and 9sure, i get the small half) if they do or its not that clear to tell tell them to do exactly what you do, keep ripping the peices, crumple it in a ball, and stick it in your mouth play up the last part, its really good and funny some kids will put it in their mouth some kids won't then you pull out your streamer, and its like kid, wheres yours? the crowd goes wild and it can make a nice souvenier

Mouth coils are fun. I screwed up and bought all white ones. I think the multi colors are better.