Wooden Lemon Squeezer
Wooden lemon squeezer, amde of two 'handles' joined by a metal hinge. The shaped 'cone' on the back handle sqeezes juice from the lemon held in the hole in the other. A peforated metal bowl (now missing) ...
Wooden Pastry Brush
Pastry brush with turned wooden handle, and bristles.
Early 20th century
210mm long
Wooden Pie Raisers
These were used in the making of deep sided pies. The pastry was rolled out and one of the pie raisers put in the middle. The pastry was then worked up round the sides to form a cylinder. The pie raiser ...
Wooden Pin Cushion on a clamp
Turned and polished wood, (holly or box wood) pincushion clamp. It would have been used to fix one end of a piece of fabric firmly to a table, so that it could be held taut with one hand while pinning ...
Wooden Sewing Box - interior
The box is lined with red silk and contains many compartments. The bobbins are finely carved mother of pearl.
19th century
265mm x 192mm
Wooden Sieve
Round wooden sieve, with mesh made from a stiff, coarse-weave fabric. It would have been used to sieve dry products such as flour.
Early 20th century
230mm diameter x 115mm
Wooden Well Lining - Roman
This would have been used vertically to line the inside of the well shaft. It would have prevented the sides falling in.
Alcester, Warwickshire