These utensils appear to be vintage kitchen tools, likely from the early to mid-20th century. The rust and patina suggest prolonged exposure to moisture or age-related oxidation. Such tools were commonly used in home and commercial kitchens for cooking, straining liquids, and draining fried foods. The presence of a wooden handle on the strainer indicates a more traditional manufacturing style before plastic became widely used in kitchenware. These items may have been part of a household or a communal kitchen, possibly from a rural or historical setting.The image features two kitchen utensils – a metal slotted spoon and a fine-mesh strainer. The slotted spoon has a long, rusted metal handle and a wide, oval-shaped head with multiple horizontal slots for draining liquids. The fine-mesh strainer consists of a round wire mesh bowl with a metal frame and a twisted metal handle with a wooden grip.kitchen strainer, slotted serving spoon, household item, cooking

This item is a vintage colander or steamer plate, used for draining liquids from food or steaming vegetables and other ingredients. Likely placed over or inside a pot to strain water or allow steam to pass through. Such colanders were commonly used in early 20th-century kitchens before modern plastic or stainless steel versions became widespread. The perforations allow for water drainage, making it practical for rinsing grains, vegetables, or draining pasta.A circular perforated metal plate with small evenly spaced holes throughout its surface. Attached to the edge is a small curved metal handle, likely for securing or hanging the colander. The metal surface is heavily rusted, indicating age and long-term exposure to moisture.colander, strainer, kitchen, utensil, household item, food

(1) Used in baking and pastry-making, particularly for cutting dough into consistent shapes. Often found in early 20th-century kitchens, before plastic or aluminium cutters became common. Collectible item for vintage kitchenware enthusiasts. (2) Likely from the early to mid-20th century, when steel kitchen tools were standard before plastic or silicone alternatives. Used in baking, cooking, and food preparation. Versatile for straining soups, sifting flour, or draining boiled food items. A practical and collectible vintage kitchen tool.(1) An oval-shaped steel pastry cutter, likely used for cutting dough into precise shapes for pastries, biscuits, or cookies. The cutting edge is sharp, allowing for easy dough cutting. The top part may have a handle or grip, designed for comfort while pressing the cutter into dough. Shows signs of wear, tarnishing, and rust, indicating age and frequent use. (2) A round, shallow strainer, typically used for sifting flour, straining liquids, or draining foods. The perforated metal bottom allows for efficient draining of water or sifting of fine ingredients. A long steel handle is attached, designed for holding it over bowls, pots, or sinks. Shows signs of rust and wear, indicative of significant past use.kitchen, pastry cutter, strainer, cooking, household item

A colander, sieve or cullender is a kitchen utensil used to strain foods such as pasta or to rinse vegetables. The perforated nature of the bowl allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside it is sometimes also called a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve. Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminum or thinly rolled stainless or plated steel, colanders are also made of plastic, silicone, ceramic, and enamelware. The word colander comes from the Latin Colum meaning sieve.Early 20th century kitchen item possibly of French manufacture due to the design and shape of the bowl this design appears to have been favoured by the French around 1910 for smaller Colanders. This item gives a snapshot into domestic life around the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the types of kitchen equipment in use.Strainer or colander, metal, with concave base and wood handle, plated metal construction with welded or folded seams. Handle painted black, perforated base.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, strainer, food strainer, seive, food preparation, kitchen ware

The fruit juice or lemon squeezer is a small kitchen utensil designed to extract juice from lemons or other citrus fruit such as oranges, grapefruit, or lime. It is designed to separate and crush the pulp of the fruit in a way that is easy to operate. Lemon squeezers can be made from any solid, acid-resistant material, such as plastic, glass, metal (usually aluminum) or ceramic. The oldest known lemon squeezers were found in Kütahya, Turkey and date to the first quarter of the 18th century. These ceramic presses are in the traditional style of Turkish pottery of the 18th century and have a superficial resemblance to today's press equipment with cones, though they are designed differently. These examples were individually made, and specially designed for making the then popular citrus drink sorbet. Lemons are not native to northern Turkey, though during the 17th and 18th centuries they were imported in bulk to Constantinople.The fruit juice press is an example of early 20th century kitchen utensils and is not associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is unable to be determined at this time and the item is believed to have been made around 1900. This item is currently being used in Flagstaffs Hill village display and regarded as significant as it demonstrates domestic kitchen utensils used around the turn of the 19th century and today is a collectable item. Vintage lemon/citrus fruits squeezer cast iron juicer with two sections hinged together strainer on one section has holes for letting liquid escape.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, food press, food preparation, fruit juice press, kitchen utensil

A tea strainer is a type of strainer that is placed over or in a teacup to catch tea leaves. When tea is brewed in the traditional manner in a teapot, the tea leaves are not contained in teabags, but rather are freely suspended in the water. As the leaves themselves may be distasteful, it is usual to filter them out with a tea strainer. Strainers usually fit into the top of the cup to catch the leaves as the tea is poured. Some deeper tea strainers can also be used to brew single cups of tea, much as teabags or brewing baskets are used - the strainer full of leaves is set in a cup to brew the tea, and then removed, along with the spent tea leaves, when the tea is ready to drink. By using a tea strainer in this way, the same leaves can be used to brew multiple cups. Tea strainer use declined in the 20th century with mass production of the tea bag, but is still preferred among connoisseurs who claim that keeping the leaves packed in a bag, rather than freely circulating, inhibits diffusion. Many assert that inferior ingredients, namely dust quality tea, are often used in tea bags. Tea strainers are usually either sterling silver, stainless steel, or china. Strainers often come in a set, with the strainer part and a small saucer for it to sit in between cups. Tea strainers in themselves have often been turned into artistic masterpieces of the silver- and goldsmith's craft, as well as rarer specimens of fine porcelain. Brewing baskets (or infusing baskets) resemble tea strainers, but are more typically put in the top of a teapot to contain the tea leaves during brewing. There is no definitive boundary between a brewing basket and a tea strainer, and the same tool might be used for both purposes. Tea strainers are also used by patients trying to pass a kidney stone. The patient urinates through the strainer, thereby ensuring that, if a stone is passed, it will be caught for evaluation and diagnosis. Source: www.wikipedia.net This item has historical significance in the evolution of Tea drinking.The Strainer being needed if a cup of tea was to be poured without tea leaves being present in the tea liquid.As Tea bags have been introduced into everyday life tea strainers are an item of the past. This particular tea strainer was an item for everyday useage.White enamel tea strainer, round in shape with flange edges, 7 small circle areas of perforations in the concave area of the utensil, a small perforated handle (same material) at one outer area of the item.domestic, kitchen, food, preparation, white, enamel, tea, strainer, beverage, perforated, utensil, round, flanges, leaves

Brown earthenware coffee pot lid with acorn shaped handle & six strainer holes in base.domestic equipment, food consumption, kitchen

Used by Donor's (Mrs. C. Doe) mother during the 1950's and 1960's 2 kitchen utensils - a. Egg slide with wooden handle and b. Utility spoon with wooden handleb. "Utility Beater Masher Strainer Lifter"kitchenware, eggslices, kitchen spoons

This utensil is an antique skimmer or frying basket, commonly used in cooking and food preparation. It was likely used for removing fried foods from hot oil, straining dumplings or pasta from boiling water, or skimming impurities from broths. Similar utensils were popular in 19th and early 20th-century kitchens, particularly before modern slotted spoons and strainers became widespread. The wire design allowed liquids to drain quickly while retaining food, making it an essential tool in both domestic and commercial kitchens.This is a long-handled kitchen utensil with a wire basket head, designed for scooping, straining, or skimming food from liquids. The handle is made of metal and has a looped end for hanging. It appears to be reinforced with a wrapped metal band for durability. The basket is spherical, made of curved wire loops, forming a cage-like structure that allows liquid to drain while holding solid food. The metal shows signs of age, rust, and wear, suggesting it was well-used.spoon, utensil, kitchen, cooking, household item

The word colander comes from the Latin colum, meaning sieve. Most likely the colander was born from an evolution of sieves and percolators in wicker, linen or bronze with which the wine was filtered in ancient times. The oldest specimens were made - like pots - in terracotta. This one would have been used in the kitchen to strain off liquids.An aluminium colander with two handles welded on each side at the top. It has a flat base and perforations around the body of it for liquids to pass through.colanders, kitchenware, strainers, sieves, kitchen equipment