This tool is probably Victorian, but the design of it is so perfect for the job it is designed to do, that modern versions made in plastic can still be bought today. It is a berry picker; designed to speed up the process of picking all kinds of soft fruit, but especially small berries such as blackcurrants and bilberries. The picker is held by the handle on top, the ‘comb’ is pushed through the branches of the bush, and the berries fall off and roll into the box at the back.