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Description: | Cast copper alloy nut cracker with curved handles, semi-circular in section, and turned arms, round in section, consisting of seven transverse moulded collars with alternating rouletted and plain ribs. Beyond the arms is the crushing box for the nut, which is made up of two chamfered levers, trapezoidal in section, with stamped decoration in the form of three fleurets flanked by a leaf either side, on the outer faces. The inside of the levers have raised 'V'-shaped mouldings in three rows of three each, to grasp the nut. These levers culminate in a circular hinge which is held by a cylindrical pin.Walker (1994) illustrates two similar examples of nutcrackers on page 138, which are dated from the Victorian period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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