What is this little gadget? Cigar cutter??.....

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  1. HippAntiques

    HippAntiques Well-Known Member

    OK, so my husband thinks this is a cigar cutter. But after researching them, I'm not so sure. Cigar cutters have a blade, and this doesn't. That thing in the middle pushes out. You place your fingers through the holes, and push with your thumb. But I can't see how it would cut. Any ideas??

    It measures 3 1/2 in long and 2 1/2 in wide. Thanks!

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  2. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Looks like a cherry-pitter...

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  4. HippAntiques

    HippAntiques Well-Known Member

    Cherry Pitter makes MUCH more sense! Thanks!
     
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  5. HippAntiques

    HippAntiques Well-Known Member

    Ok, now how about it's age?? I'm guessing turn of the century......

    I'm so glad to have the help of this board! I'm glad I didn't post it on Etsy as a Cigar cutter. LOL I did a little research, and found several others that were identical, labeled as Cherry Pitters.
     
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  6. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    Instead of using that as a cherry pitter, have one around here some place. I use a soda bottle and a chopstick. Put the cherry on the lid of the bottle and push the seed with a chop stick and the seed goes right into the bottle.
    greg
     
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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    1940s vintage cherry pitter, From Rubylane.com
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  8. HippAntiques

    HippAntiques Well-Known Member

    Hmmm....these are labeled as 1930s, and seem newer than mine. I'm wondering if 1940s is accurate. I was thinking 1920s.....they seem a bit more primitive than this one. 192f3956eca32c7925ca97ba26cee1f1.jpg
     
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