This is a classic late 19th-century solid nickel example, unscrewing at the centre for ease of cleaning. Although not maker marked, it was probably made in Birmingham or Sheffield. It is just possible that the short end would have had a small boxwood ball to enhance the sound. It measures just over 9cm long.

John Jaques introduced this game in 1866, originally with square corners. This example, I think, is somewhat later because of its slightly rounded corners, although not that much later because a reproduction of a 1930s set shows a fireman with a brass helmet, only introduced into the fire service in the Edwardian era.