Does anyone know what this unusual utensil is?

[SummerLobelia]

In this month's magazine The English Home.

I have tried googling but cannot find it. (The second from left- with the little key like screw).

It looks gloriously useless and I love it!

I figure MNetters easily provide all answers relating to life and the universe. :)

I don’t know but I immediately need one. Are you saying that you know what the one on the far left is??

Is it a lemon squeezer?

I was going to guess something to do with grapefruit.

It’s to squeeze something. I’d assume lemon.

Asparagus holder?

Is it tongs to pick up sugar cubes??

Does it shoot the stones out of olives ?

I think it's to hold something rather than to squeeze something.

Google lens thinks it's a candlestick.
My guess is something to do with lobsters or crab claws.

I'm going for cracking lobster claws <niche>

Is it a porridge spurtle?

Nutcracker? Intrigued.

Perhaps some type of corer or pitter?

I thought asparagus holder also, but google does not come up like that. Then I thought something to do with molluscs as apparently it is part of a french vintage cutlery set.

The one on the far left..... I think (although I am most likely wrong) that it is something to do with a consomme. Although now I am trying to pin down why I think that i am not sure.

Me too

No idea, but I need one immediately.

Looks like something from the Inquisition.😬

No idea. Is it for intimidating clueless guests?

I think it's a bone clamp for a leg of lamb or similar.

Annoyingly I've found another one online but it has no description!

I think it’s something to do with shellfish.

[I am not ignoring people... I am just googling every idea... sugar tongs is possibly closest so far... ]

It's to hold the bone in a leg of lamb/ham for carving. you can just see it in this pic.

Google says it is a “sleeve of leg” for mutton. So that clears that up 😂

ooh.... that sounds good.. [googles]