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Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. You can show only products from one manufacturer using the below dropdown. But typically, the nutcracker had a set of handles and at the top a cracking mechanism, and that was it. The nutcracker has changed from a functional nut cracker to an ornamental traditional christmas figurine. Traditional christmas wooden nutcrackers uk christmas world. The villagers drew upon their professions to invent a nutcracker. Wooden nutcracker fully functional nutcracker that actually cracks nuts. Once, harder metals were introduced, nutcrackers were also ornately fashioned from metal, but not as affordable to the lower classes. A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. With santa, snowmen and reindeer, you tend to learn how they progressed as characters in the tradition of. According to german folklore, nutcrackers were given as keepsakes to bring good luck to your family and protect your home.
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