A young man was recently sorting through his grandparents’ belongings after their passing and came across something intriguing, which he showed to a friend.
The two couldn’t figure out what these metal objects were until they searched for more information online.
The metal sticks turned out to be nutcrackers! Probably from the 1940s or 1950s, this kind of nutcracker was designed to extract the nut from its shell.
They’re useful for accessing the edible part of any nut, but are especially popular for properly eating chestnuts.
Nutcrackers like these were often included in seafood tool sets, which featured various implements for cracking shellfish shells, along with picks designed for extracting the meat. These sets made it easier to enjoy seafood by providing the necessary tools to break through tough shells and access the delicate meat inside.
