Object number
75/63
Description
A funnel shaped tinned steel strainer which would have been used to clean milk. Used at Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture.
This is a strainer made of tinned steel and consisisting of two parts. The funnel shaped lower casing fits into the churn or other container. The upper vessel has a convex base perforated with holes. A piece of cloth would be placed between thw two parts. The strainer would have been used to clean milk. This item was used at Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture, St. Albans.
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Strainer // Place of use: Oaklands, date of use: 1920-30s // Herts County College of Agriculture and Horticulture, St Albans // Description: A strainer made of tinned steel and consisisting of two parts. The funnel shaped lower casing fits into the churn or other container. The upper vessel has a convex base perforated with holes. A piece of cloth would be placed between thw two parts. Use: For cleaning milk.’
Production place
Wells [Somerset]
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