Antique Cast Iron Or Steel (?) 19th Century Nutcracker, Thrift Shop Find $1.00 | ||
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Posted 9 years ago
Efesgirl
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Haven't seen this sort of design before. I did some online research and found similar ones. I haven't cleaned it or done anything else to it. Not sure what the metal is, but it appears to be cast iron. The cracker has a nice weight to it.
See my link in Comments for another which very closely resembles mine.
Interested to hear from those who know.
Thanks!
~Bonnie ~
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Found these. What do you think?
http://www.cotswolds-antiques-art.com/antiques/d/19th-century-steel-nutcracker/187795
paris1925 - thanks so much for the information! I agree with the lack of usefulness. I would think the nut would shoot off out of the side. I'm in the Netherlands.
Mystery solved.
I had one looking time ago :-)
They can fold both sides to adjust to the size of the nut, you close your hand around the nut and the device and... crack with the other hand!
kyra - I like kitchenalia stuff and have a few other old things I still use.
Such an interesting piece Bonnie! Love it