Design Notes
The Hobart nutcracker is an original Robert Welch design, from his 1964 Campden Designs range of cast iron pieces. A sturdy design with an unusual screw mechanism, this takes all the effort out of cracking nuts.
The cast iron range helped Robert break into new markets and sold internationally in large quantities. The tazza-shaped fruit bowl was especially well received in Denmark. Images of these had featured in the Decorative Art Yearbook 1964 and not long afterwards a letter arrived from design retailer Hagbarth Skjalm Petersen, who ordered two dozen for his shop in Copenhagen - Skjalm and Robert became, and remained close friends.
Learn more about the story of our cast iron collection: Hobart at Sixty: A Design Cast in Iron.
The candlestick and nutcracker were eventually renamed ‘Hobart’ when relaunched in the 1990s, after a small break in production, as a tribute to Skjalm whose first name was pronounced similarly.
Product Specifications
Made from high quality cast iron with a matt black finish.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 154mm
Width: 126mm
Length: 97mm
Product Code: X2494
Product Care & How-to Guides
To find out how to care for your Robert Welch Hobart nutcracker, please see our Homeware Product Care page.
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The Hobart nutcracker has a Lifetime Guarantee.
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