US Patent: 404,016
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| Nut Cracker
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Patentee:
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| Henry M. Quackenbush (exact or similar names) - Herkimer, NY |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Nov. 19, 1888 |
| Granted: |
May 28, 1889 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Henry Marcus Quackenbush patent May 28, 1889 |
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"Vintage Machinery" entry for H. M. Quackenbush
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Description: |
| Cylindrical levers with gripping surfaces which pivot from a common connector. The structure reduces risk of pinching fingers during the process of cracking nuts.
Aug. 10, 1909 patent no. 930,796 adds a revised link structure including a spring to help open the handles, as reflected in the 2nd image shown here.
Quackenbush is listed as a manufacturer of nut picks, nut crackers, air rifles, treadle lathes, etc. in the 1899 "Seeger & Guernsey's Cyclopedia of the Manufactures and Products of the United States." A local history notes he started his manufacturing business in 1871.
Quackenbush nut cracker / nut pick sets bearing a HMQ trade mark were still marketed in the late 20th Century. |
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