Tool Antique - Melkteems and Hindelooper

Antique milk strainers hand-painted in Hindelooper style. approx. 100 years old

The Hindelooper style is a traditional Dutch painting and folk art from the Frisian town of Hindeloopen (Hylpen), developed in the late 17th century through sea trade and the VOC via Amsterdam

Milk strainers (or milk sieves) as a historical agricultural implement have no specific age, but most
Here are the key details about the age and use of this object:
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Bloom period: The milk strainer was used intensively and daily on the farm until the 1970s. It served to hand-milk, strain and filter fresh milk (for example with a cotton filter) before pouring it into the milk can.