Like An Apple Core Spool with Spikes, Super Satisfying Antique Tenderizer (or Biscuit Pricker), 1876 Patent vintage claws I've seen these old carved

I've seen these old carved and painted antique Swedish spoons referred to as "love spoons" or "love tokens

3" t x 1 11/16" w

The head itself is painted a good dark green

Green measures 2 5/16" w" x 2 5/16" d x 1 13/16" t

Like An Apple Core Spool with Spikes, Super Satisfying Antique Tenderizer (or Biscuit Pricker), 1876 Patent vintage claws I've seen these old carvedI found this while toodling around Mid Coast Maine last weekend and it struck me a very beautiful thing, with the form of the handle looking very much like a Shaker apple core spool and then this wonderful dense grid of sharp spikes. It was tagged as a meat tenderizer and I would guess that's right, though there are examples of antique shortbread biscuit prickers used for pricking dough to allow steam to escape of a similar nature, though usually