I knew a photo would help, but have no way of posting one at the moment. SRS's gadget looks very much the same sort of thing. I found myself in the loo, staring at my sister's box of bits used in decorating, and saw that the handle was very similar to that of the gadget, which immediately made it a not-a-kitchen thing.

We've had many odd things in kitchen drawers over the years. Including a small Shiv ling, with elephant and snake, carved out of soapstone. I had that as an ornament fro a number of years until I noticed the Shiva calendar in the newsagents, and gave it to them.

Penny