Nutcrackers like this one were commonly part of sets of seafood tools, which typically included implements for cracking shellfish shells and picks for extracting the meat.
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Often, these nutcrackers were paired with a matching wooden bowl crafted to resemble a chestnut.
Many of us, along with our grandparents, likely had similar tools in our homes, accompanied by cherished memories of their use.