Designer: Carl Auböck III (1924 – 1993)

Item: Nutcracker and Bottle Opener Model #5606

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: 1950s

Materials: Polished brass

Dimensions: 6 ½” x 1 ¼” x ½”

Condition: Very good, with some loss of finish and aging spots.

References: Auböck, Carl IV, die arbeiten der Werkstätte carl auböck – fotografiert von 1948 – 2005, Carl Auböck Archive (2009) pages V/13 and VI/16.

Description: Here is scarcely found nutcracker and bottle opener combined. Very well documented in the Archives.