diff --git a/src/item.rs b/src/item.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc96726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/item.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+use crate::{AnimationFrames, Image, mocks};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Item {
+    pub(crate) id: String,
+    pub(crate) animation_frames: Vec<Image>,
+    pub(crate) name: Option<String>,
+    pub(crate) dialogue: Option<String>, // dialogue id
+}
+
+impl From<String> for Item {
+    fn from(string: String) -> Item {
+        let mut lines: Vec<&str> = string.lines().collect();
+
+        let id = lines[0].replace("ITM ", "");
+        let mut name = None;
+        let mut dialogue = None;
+
+        for _ in 0..2 {
+            let last_line = lines.pop().unwrap();
+
+            if last_line.starts_with("NAME") {
+                name = Some(last_line.replace("NAME ", "").to_string());
+            } else if last_line.starts_with("DLG") {
+                dialogue = Some(last_line.replace("DLG ", "").to_string());
+            } else {
+                lines.push(last_line);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // todo dedupe
+        let animation_frames = lines[1..].join("");
+        let animation_frames: Vec<&str> = animation_frames.split("\n>\n").collect();
+        let animation_frames: Vec<Image> = animation_frames.iter().map(|&frame| {
+            Image::from(frame.to_string())
+        }).collect();
+
+        Item { id, name, animation_frames, dialogue }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ToString for Item {
+    #[inline]
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        format!(
+            "ITM {}\n{}{}{}",
+            self.id,
+            self.animation_frames.to_string(),
+            if self.name.is_some() { format!("\nNAME {}", self.name.as_ref().unwrap()) } else { "".to_string() },
+            if self.dialogue.is_some() { format!("\nDLG {}", self.dialogue.as_ref().unwrap()) } else { "".to_string() },
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_item_from_string() {
+    let output = Item::from(include_str!("../test/resources/item").to_string());
+    let expected = mocks::item();
+    assert_eq!(output, expected);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_item_to_string() {
+    let output = mocks::item().to_string();
+    let expected = include_str!("../test/resources/item").to_string();
+    assert_eq!(output, expected);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e5f5060..f303e28 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod colour;
 pub mod dialogue;
 pub mod palette;
 pub mod image;
+pub mod item;
 pub mod mocks;
 pub mod position;
 pub mod sprite;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ use colour::Colour;
 use dialogue::Dialogue;
 use palette::Palette;
 use image::Image;
+use item::Item;
 use position::Position;
 use sprite::Sprite;
 use tile::Tile;
@@ -29,14 +31,6 @@ pub struct ExitInstance {
     exit: Exit,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Item {
-    id: String,
-    animation_frames: Vec<Image>,
-    name: Option<String>,
-    dialogue: Option<String>, // dialogue id
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Exit {
     /// destination
@@ -84,28 +78,6 @@ pub struct Game {
     variables: Vec<Variable>,
 }
 
-fn example_item() -> Item {
-    Item {
-        id: "6".to_string(),
-        animation_frames: vec![
-            Image {
-                pixels: vec![
-                    0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,
-                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
-                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
-                    0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,
-                    0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,
-                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
-                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
-                    0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,
-                ]
-            }
-        ],
-        name: Some("door".to_string()),
-        dialogue: Some("ITM_2".to_string())
-    }
-}
-
 fn example_room() -> Room {
     Room {
         id: "a".to_string(),
@@ -318,65 +290,6 @@ impl AnimationFrames for Vec<Image> {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<String> for Item {
-    fn from(string: String) -> Item {
-        let mut lines: Vec<&str> = string.lines().collect();
-
-        let id = lines[0].replace("ITM ", "");
-        let mut name = None;
-        let mut dialogue = None;
-
-        for _ in 0..2 {
-            let last_line = lines.pop().unwrap();
-
-            if last_line.starts_with("NAME") {
-                name = Some(last_line.replace("NAME ", "").to_string());
-            } else if last_line.starts_with("DLG") {
-                dialogue = Some(last_line.replace("DLG ", "").to_string());
-            } else {
-                lines.push(last_line);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // todo dedupe
-        let animation_frames = lines[1..].join("");
-        let animation_frames: Vec<&str> = animation_frames.split("\n>\n").collect();
-        let animation_frames: Vec<Image> = animation_frames.iter().map(|&frame| {
-            Image::from(frame.to_string())
-        }).collect();
-
-        Item { id, name, animation_frames, dialogue }
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_item_from_string() {
-    let output = Item::from(include_str!("../test/resources/item").to_string());
-    let expected = example_item();
-    assert_eq!(output, expected);
-}
-
-impl ToString for Item {
-    #[inline]
-    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-        format!(
-            "ITM {}\n{}{}{}",
-            self.id,
-            self.animation_frames.to_string(),
-            if self.name.is_some() { format!("\nNAME {}", self.name.as_ref().unwrap()) } else { "".to_string() },
-            if self.dialogue.is_some() { format!("\nDLG {}", self.dialogue.as_ref().unwrap()) } else { "".to_string() },
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_item_to_string() {
-    let output = example_item().to_string();
-    let expected = include_str!("../test/resources/item").to_string();
-    assert_eq!(output, expected);
-}
-
 impl From<String> for Exit {
     fn from(string: String) -> Exit {
         // e.g. "4 3,3"
diff --git a/src/mocks.rs b/src/mocks.rs
index ec68e79..5364201 100644
--- a/src/mocks.rs
+++ b/src/mocks.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{Avatar, Image, Position};
-use crate::sprite::Sprite;
+use crate::{Avatar, Image, Item, Position, Sprite};
 
 pub mod image {
     use crate::image::Image;
@@ -94,3 +93,25 @@ pub(crate) fn sprite() -> Sprite {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub fn item() -> Item {
+    Item {
+        id: "6".to_string(),
+        animation_frames: vec![
+            Image {
+                pixels: vec![
+                    0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+                    0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,
+                    0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,
+                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+                    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+                    0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,
+                ]
+            }
+        ],
+        name: Some("door".to_string()),
+        dialogue: Some("ITM_2".to_string())
+    }
+}