Metal scoopers?

[Pinot's Mom]

This looks rather like a kitchen utensil to me:
http://www.petsupplies4ypc.com/77234027455.html

I used this thing in metal FOREVER with my first two kitties! I don't even remember what happened to it, but it works just fine. They were probably sold at a "5 and dime" years ago...I'm talking 25 years or so...