Lime Press Item Number: 3570/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Wooden lime press. Two similar-shaped sides are held together by a metal hinge, nailed into the ends of each side. Each side has a rectangular end with a smaller round handle. One side has a circular depression inside the rectangular area, with small holes drilled through the bottom; the corresponding spot on the other side has a circular protrusion with a metal nail(?) in the centre. The round wooden handles have traces of red and dark beige paint near the ends.
For squeezing cut limes, to produce juice.
Purchased by the donor between 1968-1971, during a period when she was living in Pakistan.