Pie Crimper NEWP - Exonumia

MWallace

A few months back I posted my collection of pie crimpers made with U.S. coins. Original Post
I have added a new one to my collection.

njcoincrank

Now that is way cool!

njcc

MrHalfDime

I have long been skeptical of the 'pie crimper' theory behind these modified Large Cents, that is until I saw your example. What a neat piece, and somehow it just seems logical that it would be used for that purpose when seeing it attached to a handle like that. I have never seen a 'complete' example like that, with handle attached. Thanks for sharing that.

DorkGirl

fastfreddie

That seems to be quite an unusual design with that wood tang sticking down on the other side of the wheel. Must have worked well based on the wear.

lcoopie

reminds me of using coins as an electrical fuse
but without the danger

alternate uses for coins perhaps

ThePennyLady

Very fascinating - thanks for sharing these!

ricko

Neat... had not seen one still attached to the handle... Cheers, RickO

johnny9434

<< <i>Neat... had not seen one still attached to the handle... Cheers, RickO >>

me either, thats a first.

messydesk

It does make a lot more sense attached to the handle. Has anyone actually tried using one of these to crimp a pie crust?

NumisOxide

That is cool. I wonder how many pies have been made with it.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>I have long been skeptical of the 'pie crimper' theory behind these modified Large Cents, that is until I saw your example. What a neat piece, and somehow it just seems logical that it would be used for that purpose when seeing it attached to a handle like that. I have never seen a 'complete' example like that, with handle attached. Thanks for sharing that. >>

Same here. I too thought the attribution was mostly apocryphal until now. This is the first time I have seen one attached to the original handle.

That's really neat.