Finally found a handle for my large cent!
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Years ago I bought a bag of cull large cents in a collection and in it was a pie crimper large cent. Only problem was it didn't have a handle.
My wife and I love to go antiquestoring (that's a word right?) and after years of looking for an appropriate handle , I always seem to come up empty.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago my inlaws went away for a mini vacation. The trip was for sight seeing as well as antiquestoring (has to be a word???). And my wife and I watched there house. In return they bought us a couple souvenirs from there trip. Low and behold I forgot I had told my father in law I was looking for a handle for my pie crimper large cent, and in just one antiquestoring trip he found one that I think looks great. Is the handle original to the large cent..... nope but it looks great!
Was so happy to finally be able to mount my large cent in a handle that looked appropriate. It was a handle from an old leather working tool but now it has a new purpose.
Hopefully now I can get my wife to make me a fresh apple pie with apple pie filling my wife and her mom made!
Comments
Good job attaching the handle. That looks exactly like the "axle" on original pie crimpers with handles.
Excellent - I'm amazed at the ingenuity to carve a cent into a pie crimper back then.
"Memento mori !"
Luckily I have my step-dad is a blacksmith so he worked his magic and made it look nice!
HAPPY COLLECTING
I like
Craftsmanship grade...
Perfection in erection. Very cool.
101 uses also .
I think the right word is "antiquing".
But in any case, great job. There is no guarantee that most coin pie crimpers have their original handles so yours is just a more recent repair or replacement.
Great find and nice work....No pictures of the pie??
Cheers, RickO
Very cool. Congrats! Makes me think of my favorite pie.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
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