Nestled away in North Berkeley lies a museum that claims to be the world’s first and only totally dedicated to wingnuts. What is a wingnut, exactly? It’s a type of nut, a common fastening tool with a threaded hole that allows it to screw onto something, often a bolt. Wingnuts have small projecting pieces (the namesake “wings”) that make them easier to tighten by hand.
In the museum, you’ll find a majestic display of wingnuts in all shapes, sizes, and materials from various hardware applications. Some highlights include the large decorative wingnuts from the front wheels of 1940s bicycles.
