whitefork Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I've heard nutcracker, juicer, wrench, all sorts of ideas, but no one seems to know for sure. Found in my father-in-law's barn.Pictures by whitefork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 It looks like a nutcracker. Definitely *not intended* to be a blacksmithing tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I'd be interested to know, I have seen one before. We even had a discussion about the same type tool over on papawswrench. Here's the link to the thread http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=1260 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefork Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) Yes, it is a Little Giant, patented in 1881 in the US. It is absolutely a great nutcracker!!! Arlene Wagner Curator of the Nutcracker Museum in Leavenworth. (Nutcracker Museum!? who knew?) google of "little giant nutcracker" results in exactly 1 link, to an ebay auction. Thanks everybody. This has been bugging me for years. Edited September 2, 2009 by whitefork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Definitely a good example of the artistic look that our forefathers always designed into the tools and appliances (gizmos) of the past to give them strength and keep the weight down, when craftsmanship was at its peak. Its a beautiful piece of work. It would cost a fortune to design and make the molds to cast that today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Compound wax mold for lost wax investment casting would do it. Still time consuming. Neat find Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefork Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 The only 1881 patent I can find for a nutcracker: NUT-CRACKER - Google Patent Search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazyassforge Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Look at this website, about half way down the page. They say it was patented as a lemon squeezer. Hope this helps!Toolman's homepage Bill Davis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefork Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 "lemon squeezer" - heh heh - heh heh. Now I'll have to do a comparison test of the efficacy of squeezing vs cracking and get back to you with the results. Thanks very much for unearthing that link. Very interesting indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefork Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 JOSEPH - Google Patent Search Now maybe I can give this one a rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 This answer was given on another forum. see post #22 Same as keykeepers answer but with the specific post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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