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Sugar cutters used by the Caudwells at Drayton and Blewbury. Sugar was only available in lumps and the cutters were used for cutting off pieces.
This pair of sugar cutters is decorated with a pattern near the hinge, and has a spike to protect the user's knuckles. They were used by the Caudwells at Drayton and Blewbury, Oxfordshire. Until the introduction of cube sugar in the second half of the nineteenth century, sugar was only available in large lumps or cones and the cutters were used for cutting off smaller pieces.

1 pair of sugar cutters: metal (wrought iron); good condition- handle catch missing