Mystery Object
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Dimensions: 320mm diameter x 355 mm
Description: sharp edged steel disk loosely fitted to square section wooden shaft
History: found in store. No history known.
Condition: surface rust, shaft shows wear marks.
Comments: probably a cutting tool, possibly for leather?
There are many millions of objects in the Queensland Museum collections. Nearly all are carefully labeled and recorded.
However, occasionally, in the back of a cupboard or buried in a storage room we find something that baffles us: an object whose label has been lost, or that was never labeled in the first place; an object with no obvious purpose, or half a dozen possible purposes, none of them likely; an object that has us scratching our heads.
If you know what this object is, please email mysteryobject@qm.qld.gov.au. We can't offer you a prize, but when we update this page to let everybody else know, we can offer a credit for the most plausible answer. When you answer please let us know if you'd like your name published with the answer.