What Is It – January 2017

Any idea what this mystery object might be? Help out a fellow Our Canada reader and send in your answers!

Mysterious objectPhoto: Virginia Cahill

Mystery Object of the Month: What Is It?

“I found this gadget in a second-hand store. Nobody knew what it was used for,“ writes Virginia Cahill of Abottsford, B.C. “It measures 10 inches in length and the basket is only three inches wide. The basket has a hinge at the top that opens it and a loop that slides to keep it closed. Any idea as to what it could be?”

What do you think? Can you help Virginia solve this mystery?

Share your answers in the comments below or by sending them in through Our Canada’s submissions site (please identify it as an entry for “What Is It?”).

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