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STEAMER: ALUMINIUM

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Circular pot with straight sides with a ridge near base to rest inside a saucepan of boiling water. Base is perforated with large holes which allow the steam from the boiling water below to enter the steamer and cook the vegetables.
Used by donor's late grandmother, Mrs. E. Brown who used to live in Olive Street, Subiaco, W.A. 6008.

Historical information

Circular pots with straight sides with a ridge near base to rest inside a saucepan of boiling water. Base is perforated with large holes which allow the steam from the boiling water below to enter the steamer and cook the vegetables. Used by donor's late grandmother, Mrs. E. Brown who used to live in Olive Street, Subiaco, W.A . 6008

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cwa-org-43-1990.87.1

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Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Food Consumption And Preparation

Photographed 2023

Statement of significance

Steamers used for cooking vegetables, used and owned by the donor's late grandmother, Mrs. E. Brown, who used to live in Olive Street, Subiaco.

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