WELLINGTON Museum has been reviewing its collection and has come across this item, given to the museum in 1984, with no indication of what it would be used for.

It is 9in/23cm long, including the metal wire devices at each end of its slim wooden handle.

Anyone who has any information can e-mail [email protected] or call in at the museum in The Squirrel, 28 Fore Street, open 10am-4pm Monday to Friday and

10am-1pm on Saturday.