The first is a Resistor/Capacitor color code reader. Got this at Radio Shack back when RS actually sold useful electronic stuff. For those of us who don't have the colors memorized, it's a great thing to have. Spin the little wheels and you get the values and multipliers. The resistor here is a 56K.
It also works for old capacitors that use color codes - quite a few modern ones use number codes (e.g. "473") so you're out of luck there. (Another code to descramble).
The other tool I just got recently, but wanted for some time, is a resistor lead bender. I have two of them - one for 1/4 and 1/2 watt resistors, and one for 1 and 2 watt. Put your resistor in the appropriate slot, and bend the leads...
And you get a nice tidy bent lead which drops into your board perfectly.
These are real inexpensive - I bought mine at Mouser.
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