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Accession No 2014.54.118
Name/Title NUTCRACKER
Brief Description Wooden nutcracker in the form of a pine tree. Body is a triangle with circle cut out of centre. Base has a circular metal piece attached to central knob which screws into hole to crack nuts. Main body consists of five different New Zealand woods.
Woods listed on a sticker on back : kahikatea,kalkawaka, towhai, matai, pukatea
Classification Nutcracker/Food Processing T&E/Food T&E/T&E For Materials/Nomenclature
Primary Maker Sovereign Woodworkers Limited (estab. 1949, closed 1992)
Primary Prod Date 1964-1972
Primary Prod Place Whanganui
Measurement Reading 15.5cm
10.5cm
3.5cm
Collection Sovereign Woodwork Collection
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