Category: Domestic, Food, Drink and Cooking

Screw Action Nutcracker Combined with a Tobacco Stopper

Materials: Iron. Dimensions: length 9 cms. Place of Origin: England. Date: late 18th century/early 19th century. Maker: unknown. Present Location: Nutcracker Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania. Explanation: The tobacco stopper or a tamper became a...

15th Century Lever Nutcracker

Materials: Bronze. Dimensions: length 9 cms. Place of Origin: Germany? Date: late 15th century. Maker: unknown. Present Location: Nutcracker Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania. Explanation: Nuts, particularly almonds, played an important role in the medieval...

Screw Action Nutcracker

Materials: Brass. Dimensions: height 5 cms, diameter 2 cms. Place of Origin: England or The Netherlands. Date: late 17th century. Maker: unknown. Present Location: Nutcracker Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania. Explanation: Nutcrackers are traditionally thought...

Named and Dated Screw Action Nutcracker

Materials: Brass. Dimensions: length 7.8 cms. Place of Origin: England. Date: 1676. Maker: unknown. Present Location: Nutcracker Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania. Explanation: The screw’s thumbpiece is made in the form of an arched crown,...

Thomas Sturton Skillet

Material: Leaded bronze. Dimensions: Height: 7 ¾” (19.8cm), Rim diameter: 7 ½” (19cm), Bowl depth: 3 ½” (9.2cm), Capacity: 3 ¼ pts, Handle: 9 ¼” (23.5cm). Place of Origin: South Petherton, Somerset, England. Date:...

Thomas Palmar Skillet

Material: Leaded bronze Dimensions: Height: 12.3cm / 4 ⅞in, Rim diameter: 15.7cm / 6 ⅛in, Handle length 16.9cm / 6 ⅝in Place of Origin: Probably Canterbury, England Date: Circa 1650 Maker or Retailer: Thomas...

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