mystery object - someone here may just know

[whitefork]

what this thing is. Found in my father-in-law's barn.
Nutcracker? Juicer? Adjustable wrench? all-purpose grabber?



Turns out to be a nutcracker after all:

Yes, it is a Little Giant, patented in 1881 in the US. It is absolutely a great nutcracker!!!

curator of the Nutcracker Museum in Leavenworth.

[Palomino]

Hi Richard,

I was thinking it would be an adjustable wrench for an old square wagon wheel nut.


Oh well I say close enough, I mean name me someone who hasn't used their wagon wheel wrench to crack nuts

Regards..."Pal"

[tommyc]

WHITEFORK........................ITS A CRACKER??

[whitefork]

Thanks to Palomino for imparting the secret of the [IMG] tags.
It may be a nutcracker, but it may also be a lemon squeezer, or maybe usable for both functions. I will have to experiment. I tracked down the patent information. http://www.google.com/patents/about?id= ... eber+lemon

and here http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/show ... 260&page=3

Anyway, it's a very nice bit of design.

[tommyc]

Might be a WCDF torture tool?/..........i wonder would it fit Ingos conkers??

[Jay H]

Ingos conkers??

[tommyc]

AGHHHHHHHHHHH welcome back Jay H................WAS YU LOST IN THE WHILTERS PIT??

[Jay H]

Hey TommyC........

For awhile I was caught in......

...that thing !!!!!...whatever (the fudge) it is.....

Between that and Liam giving me a lesson on how to be reserved and maintian my composure (!!) I was spending most of my time in the PILTERS WHIT.....
Regards....
Jay H

[liam stephens]

Hmmm....... and there was me, all the time, thinking it was a WCDF mascot !