For that, we have to take a few big steps back in history. Since the name "nutcracker" already suggests that it has something to do with nuts, it is logical to assume that an invention was made in the past to crack those delicious nuts. At first, this was done laboriously with one's own hands or with stones, but later, in the Middle Ages, mechanisms were devised to make it easier to crack nuts. Soon, more and more decorations were added to these existing nutcrackers. Nutcrackers have been around for centuries and have their origins with our Eastern neighbors.

The first nutcrackers were based on people who had authority. These people often treated the population poorly and were therefore used as portraits to perform the thankless task of cracking nuts. Think of the king, soldiers, and guards.