Saturday, September 2, 2023

Squirrel Nut Cracker

Made by the Alex Woldert Co, this is a wonderfully complicated ratchetting device to crack nuts, clamp it to the edge of a table and get to it!

 Because the company felt it had to cover the entire device with text, we know the company apparently had two locations, Tyler and Chicago and that the device had been patented.



Patent  US1567884A


 

6 comments:

David said...

How do you get a squirrel to sit still for that?

Anonymous said...

Maybe the squirrels in Tyler Texas and different?

rats said...

The nut was never born that could resist such a mighty cracker!

Mr G, your title "Squirrel Nut Cracker" -- a play on the Squirrel Nut Zippers, I assume?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJzWGkgFcTU

(Stay with it through the first minute or so. A fine animated cartoon follows.)

Mister G said...

By the ghost of Stephen Foster, I don't know what you mean!
It's actually cast into the frame (down by the clamp) so I can't claim that one... ;-)

Anonymous said...

Für Z.B. Walnüsse nehme ich diese Zange von Facom
https://schork.shop/shop/media/image/55/61/35/1055-485-23_pc01_600x600.jpg

Mister G said...

The Facom pliers seem like a more sensible and versatile solution.