Name/Title
Reed's Rocket Nut CrackerEntry/Object ID
2016.099.0038Description
Reed's Rocket Nut Cracker
Per the box: Uniquely designed and engineered to crack nuts better, easier and faster than ever before. Precision machined, all steel construction, mounted on beautiful hardwood base. Ruggedly built to withstand years of trouble-free service.
Manufactured only by Arthur W. Reed Manufacturing Co., Little Rock, Arkansas
Instructions from box side: Screw handle tight into threaded front lever arm. Nut cracker if then ready to operate. Place nut to be cracked between punger and cone. Pull handle toward you. Threaded cone adjustable to length of nut. Threaded cone is reversible. Large cone end for large nuts, small cone end for small nuts. Keep container for storage of nut cracker.
On body of nut crcer: "Reed's Rocket Pecan Cracker / Little Rock, Ark. / Pat. Pend."
silver metal on 9-3/8" x 3" brown wood base
size: body of cracker: 7"L x 1-3/4"W
BHM2016.099.0038.1a original box: top size: 9-5/8"L x 3-1/8"W x 2-7/8"Deep
1b original box: bottom size 9-1/2" L x 3"W x 2-3/4"Deep
box top is torn and has one end missing, is also stained
box bottom has one torn corner - otherwise intact; stainedCollection
Benicia Industrial Collection
