Weekly photo challenge. Theme is METAL

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

Rules

1. Everyone is welcome. You can post, or vote or both.

2. The photo must be your own work

3. You may enter as many photos as you like

4. Photos can be digitally edited

5. Creepy icky phobia inducing stuff like spiders, snakes and bare feet are to be put in a spoiler box (put a note so we know what it contains)

6. Entry with most kudos wins

7. Winner announced Monday evening 23rd June

If you think an entry doesn't meet the rules please message me.

Whoever finds Wally first can award one image an extra kudos (it can be your own entry, or your favourite image. I will use my other id to give the kudos)

This is primarily a photo thread, so please try and keep comments relevent to the photo, eg. what is it, where was it.  Someone will start a  discussion thread for more general chitchat about the threads contents if needed.

[artfulcreations4all]

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

[artfulcreations4all]

[artfulcreations4all]

I love this metal wall clock but it doesn't keep accurate time anymore. It was actually 12:30 when I took the picture!

[joz*garage]

[icyfroth]

Here's that funny little thing I found in my Mum's stuff when we cleared out her unit:

I'm not sure if it's a teabag or a spoon holder. Either way I don't use it, it's in the bottom of my kitchen drawer and I come across it whenever I'm rummaging around looking for something else. Then I remember Mum fondly and wonder what she ever used it for. I never saw her using it.

[green.fields]

I do believe that to be a "Tea" spoon for measuring your leaf tea for your teapot, I have a similar item that I use everyday as we drink leaf tea here, no bags for us unless we go visiting.

[green.fields]

check this listing out

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=tea+leaf+spoons&tbm=isch&ei=j0GmU87cMcqMkwWW6ICYCg#facrc=_&imgdii...

[cherry*135]

It is a tea caddy(scoop) spoon. Used to get the tea leaves out of the caddy( tin, container etc). I have one that was my mothers. They were pretty much ornamental though, like souvenir spoons. The one I have is still unused in its little box.

Traditionally made of silver, they were in common use in the 19th century, when tea was a more expensive commodity. Tea was sometimes stored in elaborate boxes or containers called tea caddies, and these spoons were made to be used with such containers.