This month’s Crocodile Mystery presents you with an object that is used in the library, but is not part of the library collection itself.
Please reply with a comment to share what you think it’s for and how it’s used. Alternatively, share a completely made-up purpose for it and try to convince us you’re right. We’re happy either way.
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Comments
It looks to me to be a spacer or set on the short side to be against books to keep them from falling over on the shelf.
Judy M Ries — March 26, 2024
The name signifies an instrument used for preening the open face of the book to look well worn or sifted through in preparation of it being a readers digest and very much so like it was for an audience rather than only the authors perusal.
Eniefiok Akpanikat — March 28, 2024
Book support used in the reading room.
John P Chalmers — August 26, 2024