The "Mary Poppins Bag" is a bag carried by Arthur Nielsen at all times that frequently contains tools necessary for any given situation at hand.
Artie with his bag.
History[]
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Contents[]
Artifacts[]
- 3D/2D Converting Camera
- Albert Butz's Glasses
- Analog Password Cracker
- Auguste Rodin's Hammer and Chisel
- Ben Franklin's Lightning Rod
- Claudia Donovan's Goo-Nade
- Durational Spectrometer
- The Eclipse
- Farnsworth
- Francois Villon's Inkwell
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Pickup Sticks
- Glassblowing Tube
- H.G. Wells' Grappling Hook Gun
- Harvey Korman's Cufflinks
- Ice Flower
- Ice Pressure Nozzle
- Isaac Parker's Noose
- Joseph Stalin's Sleep Mask
- Louis XIV's Silverware Forks
- Robot Matchbox
- Rosalind Franklin's DNA Sequencer
- Sargon the Great's Mirrors
- The Schlage
- Shard from the Lens of the Lighthouse of Alexandria
- Sticky String
- Supersonic Cymbals
- Tesla
- Tito Puente's Original Studio Master of "Oye Como Va"
- Tomahawk Reflex Hammer
- Tuning Fork
- USS Eldridge (DE-173) Ship's Barometer
- William Hornaday's Zookeeper Cap
- Wooden Animal Carving
Tools[]
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There are also several items used to neutralize artifacts or block artifact effects, such as specially designed earplugs, nasal spray, and a neutralizer aerosol spray. He also seems to keep at least one seemingly plain tennis ball in this, which he used to set off a chameleon mine in Time Will Tell. Also, he is seen to have a ping-pong paddle and a seemingly-ordinary brass compass in his bag when H.G. and Myka look through Artie's bag in Vendetta.
The bag itself is an artifact, confirmed by Jack Kenny in the DVD commentary for the season three episode "The 40th Floor". It's exact effects, besides always seeming to have something useful, are unknown, as are it's exact origins. Some have speculated it to be Mary Poppin's Bag, however that bag was made of carpet, whereas Artie's bag is leather and has two front pockets. A more likely speculation is that it is the original 'Bag of Tricks.' Artie himself seems to view it much like a doctor's black bag, providing not only the materials required, but also functioning as a tangible reminder that he is trained for, and can handle, this, whatever "this" might happen to be this time. Pete has commented on the fact that it always seems to have exactly what Artie needs, but Artie shushed him before he could finish, saying not to jinx it.
Trivia[]
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