A little tool first used by auto mechanics to retrieve small things dropped in the engine area of cars they are working on. . It is a magnet on a telescoping wand. I have noticed them at Joanns in the quilt notion section also. It enables me to pick up pins and needles off of the floor without my having to even bend down. I pin baste with open safety pins so I end up with many of them on the floor when I am machine quilting. Leaving them open is a lot easier on my hands and allows them to fall free if I forget to remove them.