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Five pairs of English lever action nutcrackers
Including: two brass pairs with ringed ornament to the shoulders and incised ornament, last quarter 18th century -- each 4in. (10cm.) long; a steel pair with incised ornament to the shoulders, late 18th/early 19th century -- 4 3/8in. (11cm.) long; a steel pair with ringed and hammered ornament to the shoulders, second quarter 19th century -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) long; and a plain steel pair, mid 19th century
See Illustration. (4)
Including: two brass pairs with ringed ornament to the shoulders and incised ornament, last quarter 18th century -- each 4in. (10cm.) long; a steel pair with incised ornament to the shoulders, late 18th/early 19th century -- 4 3/8in. (11cm.) long; a steel pair with ringed and hammered ornament to the shoulders, second quarter 19th century -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) long; and a plain steel pair, mid 19th century
See Illustration. (4)