You’re right. It’s a pinion, just like the one in most of our cars. To be true, I don’t know what car it is for, but when I tell you where I found it, you’ll like it. No, not in the corner of an old garage or at an autojumble, I found it in a chocolate-shop! Look closer, it’s really chocolate, hand-made by Pasticceria Grandazzi. They are one of the oldest Italian companies specializing in all kinds of chocolate products, including several old tools, which are perfectly close images of the real thing. I’ll go one better: they are real works of art and will top the most beautiful Easter egg. Have a look around their workshop and eat your heart out!

April 9, 2007