Strainer
- Object Name:
- Strainer
- Object ID:
- 1995.049.02
- Date:
- 1950-1960
- Description:
- 20-qt. milk can strainer used at Sand Bank Farm, Contoocook, NH, c. 1960-1970. Steel. Made up of funnel with perforated bottom, strainer disk (inserts into bottom of funnel), and retaining ring (holds strainer in place). (Strainer inserts into top of standard c. 1950s-1960s dairy milk can; milk was poured through strainer to filter out contaminants.)
A. Funnel. Holes: 0.93" diam.
B. Strainer disk. Holes: 0.18" diam.
C. Retainer Ring. - Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-8 Dia-12.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Sand Bank Farm (1948-1995), Contoocook, NH. Ayrshire dairy farm, closed with a dispersal auction on March 25, 1995. Milking equipment purchased at auction. See accession folder for farm history.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sand Bank Farm
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