Vintage-Antique NUTCRACKER SET-ORIGINAL and Complete~H.M.Quackenbusch marked-Works Beautifully

HMQ-H.M.Quackenbusch produced at least one million of these sturdy and high quality sets, a lot produced when nuts in the shell was a prominent snack. They made great Christmas gifts! The tool works smoothly, and today is also widely used to crack lobster claws. This set has the original eight (8) picks along with the cracker, marked HMQ at the hinge. The picks are 5" long and match the design on the cracker. This is the original retail set, but no box.