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Museum purchase, 1959.69.9  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Nutcracker
Museum purchase, 1959.69.9 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Nutcracker

Dateafter 1889
MediumWood, steel, and cast iron
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1959.69.0
Description[Nutcracker, wooden base, steel, cast, with long handle and jaws. Worn red paint still in evidence.]
Label TextThis cast iron nutcracker from Cromwell's J. & E. Stevens Company provided plenty of leverage! It was patented in 1889, so dates from then into the early 20th century.
Status
On view
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