Bidspirit auction | A mid-century nautical-themed screw-action nutcracker.

A mid-century nautical-themed screw-action nutcracker. The central mechanism is constructed from cast and machined brass, featuring a ship's helm wheel that drives a threaded screw against a fixed anvil to crack nuts. The rim of the wheel is incised with the marks REG. DES. NO. 867237 and U.S. DES. PAT. NO. D - 161878.