NONE of our readers managed to identify last week's Craven Curiosity.

It was a gin trap, thought to be about 100 years old.

Experts from Craven Museum and Gallery tell us: "This is a half-moon shaped metal trap, which consists of serrated teeth in the centre that fold down to set the trap. The height of the gin trap is 40mm and its base length is 95mm.

"Gin traps were used regularly across the rural areas of Craven especially during hunting season. The exact origin of this particular gin trap is unknown, but seems to range from anytime from the late Victorian period to around the 1920s.

"Since July 1958, it has been illegal in England to use any kind of trap designed to restrain an animal by the leg using steel jaws, and the only traps allowed to be used after this date were those which had been specially approved as being humane and set to strict guidelines."

All items featured in this column can be viewed at the museum, which is run by Craven District Council and is located in Skipton Town Hall.

Meanwhile we are inviting guesses about this week's mystery object. Suggestions can be emailed to news@cravenherald.co.uk, to arrive no later than noon on Monday.