Exciting new housewares merchandise

digital fever thermometers.

There were many more home security products, including an indestructible Alarm Box for jewels and other valuables that has a pickproof English lock and an easy-set alarm that goes off and continues ringing for two hours, if anyone moves the box.

The cookware scene highlighted electric woks with non-stick surfaces. non-stick pots, pans and other cooking vessels, microwave accessories and gourmet work centers, such as the Chef Mate, a complete food preparation unit with a genuine marble slab set into a hard rock maple top, two additional drop-leaf sections for extra working space, two touch-to-open doors for easy access to hidden canisters and dowels for drying pasta.

Other newsmakers from the NHMA Housewares Show that are likely to show up on retailers' shelves in the months ahead include: a Dimension series of ultra-slim wall clocks that measure only 5/8 of an inch thin, and are said to be the thinnest wall clocks available. o A Blind and Shutter Cleaner for mini and vertical blinds and louvres with seven soft nylon brushes that dust and clean top and bottom of seven slats with a single motion, because of its easy-grip handle. o The Sleep-Easy clock with an instant warning system, a fullfeatured bedside alarm clock that alerts the sleeper to activated smoke detectors via wireless remote sensors, sounds a distinctive siren and flashes the word "FIRE" on the clock display, and then identifies the fire's location. o A glass whistling tea kettle can be used on gas or electric stove tops, can be easily cleaned because of its wide-mouth opening and has a heatresistant Bakelite handle. o Fix-it-yourself Home SurviveR kit especially designed for women has a complete set of tools and a 64-page instruction book for home repair and decorating tasks, all packaged in a fabric-lined wicker basket.

Story at a Glance

lnternalional Housewares Exposition's optimistic useful, off-beat new products next show: March'84.

a Match-A-Patch hole and tear mender, a simple-to-use, hand-held electric appliance that makes sturdy, nearly invisible, professional quality repairs on holes and tears in most fabrics, including cottons, wool and synthetics.

o Medusa dial-a-diet scale determines the number of calories by weight for foods, beverages and recipe ingredients; the pound/gram section of the scale can be used for normal kitchen use or gramlounce diets.

o Electric Sauce Master. an automatic mixer made of white plastic, has a heating plate, a one-liter glass mixing bowl and two-speed operation.