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*STEINBACH YRAFENT VOLKSKUNST**
"CUP CAKE MAKER"
NUTCRACKER
S1706 TM-13
This wonderful nutcracker is fantastic to look at and great size for whatever your needs are.
Stamped on the bottom with STEINBACH VOLKSKUNST logo.
Size: 18" Tall
NEW IN THE BOX.
This nutcracker was made by the original Steinbach company before bankruptcy and purchase by another company.
NEW IN THE BOX!
MADE IN GERMANY!
Originally from Austria, the Steinbach family history dates back to the 13th century. Family members worked as judges, merchants and architects. Erwin V. Steinbach was a famous architect and built the Muenster (Dome) in Strasbourg (France) during the 13th century. Because of many wars and religious persecution the family was forced to change their domicile and settled in the German Erzgebirge long before they thought about the first Steinbach Nutcracker. Life was rough during that time and people had to fight hard just to stay alive.
A nutcracker is a device used to break open the shells of hard, dry fruits, known commonly as nuts, produced by certain species of trees. The edible material within the shell is known as the kernel.
But this is not really the type of nutcracker that the Steinbach company produces.
The decorative nutcrackers were first developed around 1870 by Wilhelm Friedrich Fuechtner. Some of the nutcrackers from that time can still be seen in museums in the Ergebirge and already look quite similar to the modern nutcrackers. Often nutcrackers are the image of authorities from the past. Especially kings, soldiers and gendarmes are used as a model. In former times the population was dependent on the benevolence of the authorities and tried to express some protest by giving the Nutcrackers a grim look. His energetic face makes him look very powerful and helps you crack the toughest nuts in life.
The Nutcracker is usually standing on a base and sometimes is manufactured in over one hundred single work steps, generally out of fir wood. The chosen wood has to dry for several years before it is cut into the sizes needed for the production process or the part of the body it is used for. After the pieces are trimmed the automatic lathe shapes the different parts of the body. The next steps are painting the different body parts and then assembling them to a nutcracker.
The Steinbach company (the full name is: Steinbach GmbH - Vereinigte Werkstätten Deutscher Volkskunst) used to have two production plants in Germany. One was located in Hohenhameln in northern Germany and the second was located in the heart of the German Erzgebirge in Marienberg. Since the area of the Erzgebirge lies in the former German Democratic Republic, the Marienberg workshop was built after the Communist occupation had finally ended.
For more of two centuries the Steinbach family had been producing fine wooden products such as Steinbach nutcrackers, incense smokers and wooden ornaments. In 2015, the family had to file for bankruptcy though and had to sell their workshops. Fortunately for the very large fan-base of Steinbach nutcrackers, a buyer for the company was found soon and the production could restart in 2016.
Due to the nature of hand made and hand cut wood there will be slight variations from nutcracker to nutcracker. All sizes are approximant and each nutcracker may have a slight variation in weight.
We sell many used items that have the typical day to day wear. Most are in GOOD USED to EXCELLENT Condition!! Pictures were taken of any major spots, cracks or chips. Some may have flea bites, stains and/or scratches from use. We make mention of any significant damage, cracks, break, repairs, chipping, fading, or flaws as best we can. We are not dealers and not experts.
If you are a serious bidder, please look closely at the pictures, and contact me if you have questions, we are more than happy answer your questions concerning a particular item!
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Any lover or collector of NUTCRACKERS will not want to miss this opportunity to add to your collection.
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