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Title: What Would You Call This?
Post by: valhom on January 03, 2014, 03:33:59 pm
What would you call something like this? It's not a nut cracker is it?? Thank you.
Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: Dogaman on January 03, 2014, 03:35:18 pm
It is a nut cracker:
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-51294403/stock-photo-wooden-nutcracker-dog-with-walnuts.html
Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: valhom on January 03, 2014, 03:37:40 pm
Quote from: Dogaman on January 03, 2014, 03:35:18 pm
It is a nut cracker:
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-51294403/stock-photo-wooden-nutcracker-dog-with-walnuts.html

Ok, cool, thank you. How much do you think it may be worth? Thanks again.
Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: Dogaman on January 03, 2014, 03:50:13 pm
The link was for a stock photo by  Ilka Burckhardt (Kiep). Another site, http://www.stockfreeimages.com/r1/Kiep.html , shows her from Erkner, Germany.

As for value, I couldn't say. Others from this board might have a guess.
Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: bigwull on January 03, 2014, 04:24:53 pm
pardon the pun....but this is a cracker, and at almost 12in high ..that s big nuts....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WOODEN-NUTCRACKER-MAN-GNOME-SHOEMAKER-/141156597463?pt=UK_Antiques_Woodenware_RL&hash=item20dd96bed7
Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: valhom on January 03, 2014, 04:53:01 pm
Quote from: bigwull on January 03, 2014, 04:24:53 pm
pardon the pun....but this is a cracker, and at almost 12in high ..that s big nuts....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-WOODEN-NUTCRACKER-MAN-GNOME-SHOEMAKER-/141156597463?pt=UK_Antiques_Woodenware_RL&hash=item20dd96bed7

So, you're saying this is a nutcracker, as well? thank you
Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: mart on January 03, 2014, 05:11:12 pm
Its kind of cute !! Oddly enough there are some that collect these things !! No clue as to value,, depends on how bad they want this one !! But dogs are always popular !!
Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: bigwull on January 03, 2014, 05:29:29 pm
Quote from: mart on January 03, 2014, 05:11:12 pm
Its kind of cute !! Oddly enough there are some that collect these things !! No clue as to value,, depends on how bad they want this one !! But dogs are always popular !!
This one was,nt... ;D ;D


Title: Re: What Would You Call This?
Post by: KC on January 03, 2014, 06:32:28 pm
Over the past 30+ years they have made many "nutcrackers" of this type.  HOWEVER, so many of them I would never use to try and crack any nuts.  So many are more for display than actual usage.  They have used many soft woods that would actually dent and/or split/break after little usage.