raisin seeder - 1891

Posted is a small raisin seeder that I acquired.
Early raisins had seeds in them as compared to today's modern hybrid raisins. If you wanted to make a pie, cake, or cookies using raisins, you had to first remove the seeds.
Tools such as the seeder that is pictured were used to extract the seeds from the fruit.
I never had to actually use one, but, of the few seeders that I have, they all say to wet the raisins before trying to seed them.
They make an interesting collectable, because they come in all kinds of forms, from hand operated to cranking models. They differ in appearance and operation almost as much as mouse traps do.