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Vintage Retro Metal HMQ Nutcracker & Pick Set
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(9/14/2008 7:00:17 PM) |
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This is one of the classic HMQ nutcracker sets consisting of a spring-jointed nickel-plated solid steel nutcracker and four nut picks, sealed in a plastic bag.
The HMQ stands for the Herkimer, NY born Henry Marcus Quackenbush (1847-1933), a rather prolific inventor, who patented his spring-jointed nutcracker, a nickel-plated, solid steel nutcracker with four picks in 1913. Nearly 200 million of these nutcrackers have been sold worldwide since then. Quackenbush also had invented the extension ladder in 1867 and an air pistol in 1871, the year he established H. M. Quackenbush Co.
When he died, his family incorporated the company as H. M. Quackenbush Inc. and continued to manufacture and sell products, including these nutcracker sets, until at least 1976. This nutcracker is 5" long and measures 3-3/4" across in the open position. The top 1-1/4" inside surface of each leg has a series of notches to grip a nut while you squeeze the handles together to crack it. Top crosspiece carries the HMQ logo. The four nut picks are 4-3/4" long, ending in curved points for digging the nutmeats out of your freshly cracked nuts.
All five pieces are brand new, sealed in a plasic bag, so they are in absolute, pristine condition (the set in the picture was taken out of its bag for picture purposes. The one you receive will be sealed).
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