6904-021 BLAKE patent nut cracker. Patented in 1853 by three brothers who were nephews of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney, one of whom, Eli Whitney Blake, was his namesake and worked for him, and is himself a member of the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Cast iron handle and jaws, 11" long, complete and working, mounted on a wooden base. Good+ (TBI398) 60 - 120