Bidspirit auction | Antique Steel Sugar Nippers w/

Antique Steel Sugar Nippers w/ Latch - Length: 8 1/4 inches. This is an antique pair of forged steel sugar nippers, a kitchen tool used historically to break chunks from hard sugar loaves. The tool features a lobster-claw head with inward-facing serrated jaws for gripping and cracking. The construction utilizes forged steel joined by a brass pivot pin. The straight handles are designed with outward-curved finger guards approximately halfway down their length. Internally, a leaf spring is mounted to provide tension and keep the jaws in an open position. The base of the handles is fitted with a hinged swing-latch, allowing the tool to be locked in a closed position. Stamped on the inner surface of one handle near the pivot are three numerical characters reading 107.