Number: 169
System stick with a wooden nutcracker as a bust of a farmer's wife with a headscarf and glass eyes at the end of the 19th century. By pressing the lever at the back of the head, the nut in the mouth is cracked. The handle is attached to a silver collar engraved with foliage and a shaft of heavily grained wood. English Hallmarks, smashed. Handle length 12.5 cm, total length 93.5 cm.
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