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Nutcrackers New and Nostalgic

Nutcrackers

German Nutcrackers on display in Seiffen, Germany, a town with an artisanal wooden toy manufacturing tradition dating back to the 18th century. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Archaeological evidence shows that humans have been eating nuts for over 780,000 years. The crude stone specimens that passed as early nut-cutting tools have seen quite the evolution. We found a lot of different types of nutcrackers on eBay, from rustic wooden nutcrackers to vintage designer pieces to quintessential ballet-inspired, perfectly painted men. Not surprisingly, when we compared a recent week (12/2-12/8) with a week long period three months prior we found that eBay listings for items with the term "nutcracker" had multiplied almost four-fold, and eBay sales were up almost eight-fold. Saxon Artisans Prepare Christmas Delights (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

 

 

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