{"product_id":"green-handle-tea-strainer","title":"Vintage Green Wood Handle Tea Strainer Sifter, Painted Tin Cup, Fine Mesh, Wire Pot Rest Frame, Farmhouse Kitchenware, Circa 1930s to 1940s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an unmarked tea strainer sifter, circa 1930s to 1940s, with a tapered tin cup painted green on the outside, a fine wire mesh screen at the base, and a turned wooden handle painted green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt shows light use. The green paint has wear at the handle end knob, near the top of the handle, and in a worn patch along the handle, with bare wood showing, plus small paint losses at the lower edge of the cup and a slight rust tone at the frame joint, all visible in the photos. The fine mesh screen looks intact in the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainted green wooden handles were a common look on American kitchen tools in the 1930s and 1940s. This one, with its pot-rest ears and deep tin cup, would fit a farmhouse kitchen shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e One tea strainer sifter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kitchen Strainers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1930s to 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tin cup with green paint, fine wire mesh screen, wire frame, and a turned wooden handle with green paint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green, with a dark worn metal interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker and Mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unmarked. No maker's mark is visible in the photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePattern or Model:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tea strainer or mini sifter with a painted tin cup and pot-rest frame. Pattern or model name not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1930s to 1940s kitchenware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 in long overall. The metal cup is 3 in across at the rim and about 2 in across at the base where the screen is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tapered tin cup with a visible side seam. Fine wire mesh screen at the base. Wire frame with two pot-rest ears. Wire shank that forms a diamond shape. Turned wooden handle painted green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Very Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Very Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e The piece is solid, it shows light use, and the fine wire mesh screen looks intact in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe green paint on the cup still looks bright in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two pot-rest ears and the diamond-shaped wire shank are present in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe turned wooden handle is in place in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint wear at the end knob, near the top of the handle, and in a worn patch along the handle, with bare wood showing, visible in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall paint losses at the lower edge of the cup, visible in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA slight rust tone at the frame joint, visible in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inside of the cup is dark, worn metal with gray mottling, visible in the photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more like this in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-kitchenware\"\u003eVintage Kitchenware \u0026amp; Classic Cookware\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you collect green handle kitchenware, this unmarked tea strainer sifter with a painted tin cup would fit a 1930s to 1940s kitchen shelf. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orders $35+ Ship Free","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50999144448255,"sku":"J2-T7-3707","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/7976\/files\/green-handle-tea-strainer-01.jpg?v=1794417970","url":"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/products\/green-handle-tea-strainer","provider":"Reading Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}