Nutcracker

Datasheet
Type of object
Nutcracker for walnuts
Origin
Switzerland
Technique and material

Iron

Date
Sine dato
Dimensions
1.5 x 7 x 4 cm

Utensil used to crack nut shells. This is a "screw" model, which means that the shell was cracked by tightening the screw as much as possible. This type of nutcracker first appeared in the 16th century.