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Nutcrackers of many types have been used through the centuries. At first the nutcracker was probably strong teeth or a hammer. The first metal nutcracker dates from the third or fourth century B.C. But by the nineteenth century, many elaborate and ingenious types were made. Levers, screws, and hammer adaptations were the most popular. Because nutcrackers are still useful, they are still being made, some in the old styles. |
| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Nutcrackers | Chinese Man | Full-bodied, Sitting, Orange Carved, 19th Century, 6 1/2 In. | 2000 | | Nutcrackers | Donkey | Hand Wrought Iron, Painted Black, 6 x 11 In. | 2000 | | Nutcrackers | Eagle Head | Cast Iron, Pat'd. 1860, 10 1/4 In. | 2000 | | Nutcrackers | Elephant | Cast Iron, Worn Red Paint, 9 3/4 In. | 2000 | | Nutcrackers | Peasant Woman | Full-bodied, Wooden, 7 3/4 In. | 2000 | | Nutcrackers | Soldier On Rocking Horse | Germany, 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 In. | 2000 | | Nutcrackers | Squirrel | Cast Iron, Painted | 2000 | | Nutcrackers | Alligator | Cast Aluminum, 1920s, 8 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | American Eagle Head | Carved, C.1870 | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Bearded Man With Cap | Walnut, 19th Century | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Dog | Full-bodied, Iron, 12 1/2 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Elephant | Cast Iron, Red & Black, 9 3/4 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Face | Carved, Wooden, C.1940, 9 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Figural | Dog With Tray, Cast Iron, 12 1/2 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Horse & Jockey On Stand | Brass | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Lion | Walking, Tail Controls Crushing Mouth, Brass, 6 3/4 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Man | Long Nose, Cast Iron, Green Paint, 7 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Parrot | Green Paint, Cast Iron, 5 3/4 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | St. Bernard | 5 1/2 X 11 In. | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | White Smith Steel | England, 18th Century | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Woman's Legs | Brass | 1999 | | Nutcrackers | Admiral Count Von Luckner | Steinbach, 15 1/2 In. | 1998 | | Nutcrackers | Dog | Black Paint | 1998 | | Nutcrackers | Dog | Black, Green Eyes, Graniteware | 1998 | | Nutcrackers | Dog's Head | Glass Eyes, 7 7/8 In. | 1998 |
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