Made by internee, Alfred Edel Maire at internment Camp 3B TaturaRolling pin superbly carved from red gumrolling pin, maire, baumert, beilharz, camp 3, tatura, domestic, items, food, preparation, handcrafts, woodcarving

handmade and used in food preparation in Camp 3 Tatura during WW2 by interneeshand made vegetable peeler with wooden handle and metal bladevegetable peeler, camp 3, tatura, !, domestic, items, food, preparation

Made at Camp 3 Tatura in WW2 by internees. The blade is made from a broken cross cut saw and the handle from a broken hickory axe handle.handmade carving knife with steel blade and wooden handlecarving knife, camp 3, tatura, !, domestic, items, food, preparation

made and used by internees in camp 3 Taturahandmade wooden rolling pin, handle on both ends attached to a central pivotal shaftrolling pin, camp 3, wood, tatura, internees, domestic, cooking, food, preparation

handmade and used by internees in camp 3handmade wooden rolling pin, wooden handle both ends attached to a central pivotal shaftrolling pin, camp 3, wood, tatura, domestic, cooking, food, preparation

Utensils given to donor as a wedding present in 1962. Used by her until 2012.Set of seven kitchen utensils. Brown timber handles. Stainless steel implements. 1. Carving Fork 2. Egg lifter 3. Large serving spoon 4. Soup ladle 5. Potato masher 6. Lifter 7. Slotted spoon'Prestige'domestic items, food preparation

Purchased by a member to add to the collectionGreen plastic kitchen scoopdomestic items, food preparation

Left behind in Mitcham home. Purchased by the Fitzmaurice familyPale grey enamelled kitchen scoop, approximately 3/4 cup capacity with attached straight handle, 7cms long x 1.5cms wide.domestic items, food preparation

Butter Curler - stainless steel with wooden handlesLe Flandre - Rosttradomestic items, food preparation

Milk Jug cover featuring doll figurine with net skirt crochet around edges and little coloured plastic beads on the outer edge. (Skirt has been remade by Frances Warren)domestic items, food preparation

Wooden walnut cracker - wooden bowl with screw in handle which crushes nuts.domestic items, food preparation

Butter pats used by aunt Loris Peggie- Nancy Jane (peggie) Cooke B1914-1987 Lived 27 Wolsley Cres, BlackburnButter pats used to make butterA pair of wooden butter pats rectangle in shape with handlesdomestic items, food preparation, food technology, dairying

Crude Ceramic Cleaverdomestic items, food preparation

Bought by Mrs Tate, mother of the donor in the 1920's and used by her.Fine glass tube inserted with larger coloured tube. On the finer tube indicators for milk, water and (between the two) degrees of adulteration. Accompanying, a printed sheet ('A Novelty Tester') giving instructions on how to determine whether milk is adulterated. The kit housed in a cardboard box on which drawings of tester in applicationdomestic items, food preparation

Two wooden butter pats, one large, one smaller. Both ridged on one side. Makers mark stamped on handle. Light coloured wood.Embossed - Mark V Faintdomestic items, food preparation

cream china jelly mould with grooves inside bowl to form patterns on jellydomestic items, food preparation

Glass rolling with open ends , possibly used with iced water for rolling out pastry.domestic items, food preparation

Round metal cheese press on wooden base. Metal frame with screw tap on top and wooden blocks inside to alter tension.domestic items, food preparation

Metal whisk for beating food. Wooden handledomestic items, food preparation

Stoneware mortar and pestle used for grinding seeds, nuts, etcdomestic items, food preparation

Head, which is the blade, is welded by two studs to the handledomestic items, food preparation

Owned by Mrs Leach9cm mouth grinding chamber 11cm long mince exit diameter disc with exit holes and warning to screw this ring up tight. 11.5cm worm to mince the meat controlled by 16cm handle. Another screw moves to hold the mincer to the kitchen table.Enterprise, on chamber: tinned meat chopper No 5; on clamp: MF'G. CO. Phila. U.S.A..domestic items, food preparation

Tubular brass handle outside a smaller brass tube. The smaller tube is joined by a screw to an iron fork with turned up ends. Two holes to thread a loop through.domestic items, food preparation

Metal biscuit forcer - metal cylinder with movable wooden rolling pin inside to force out biscuit dough. Star pattern on enddomestic items, food preparation

Used by donorSmall round spice tin. Orange body of tin with 'ground cayenne' Printed on it.Robert Harper & Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in Victoria) Australiadomestic items, food preparation

Margaret's husband worked for Victorian Railways and had many moves in country Victoria before settling in Mitcham in 1956.Small glass bottle that did contain Almond essence. Red plastic lid.McLintocks Almond Essencedomestic items, food preparation