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"Early Toys/Frühes Spielzeug, Thuringia and Erzgebirge"

7/7/2013

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Our book on "Early Toys" (pre-1900) from the Thuringian and Erzgebirge regions of Germany has been on the market in Europe for about a year now.  It's been received very well by toy collectors over there, and even given a special recognition by the respected Nürnberg Toy Museum.   Now it's time to begin to promote it to collectors in the US, and (since I'm the only author living in the US) I'm the logical choice!    My friends in Germany, Maria and Dieter, and I had always talked about publishing a book together on this topic since an in-depth book had never been done in Germany on this collecting area, in English and German, and certainly never in the United States.   It finally all came together after many busy months of working on the project in the Winter of 2012, and we are very proud and happy with the results.    I realize there is a small niche of collectors in the US in this area, but thought the Living Tastefully readers might nonetheless like to see a few photos of early toys from my collection and get a taste of what the book is all about.    And . . . if anyone is interested in receiving a brochure or purchasing a copy, just let me know!
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Probably the rarest toy in my collection is this carved wooden Erzgebirge ship made in the Ezgebirge region of Germany, ca 1840s.   Very few examples are known of this piece, and what makes it even more special is the little slip of paper glued to the bottom reading "Given to Loveland Munson by his Uncle Jessie Munson of Bradford, N.Y., 1846."l
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Another rare Erzgebirge piece is this papier-mache soldier on horse pull toy.  It also dates to the 1840s.  Can you imagine how many of these toys survived being played with by little boys?   Not many.  
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Yes, this is considered to be a toy!  It is made in the Thuringian region of Germany and is of papier-mache.  The gentleman is sitting down to eat a lovely meal set out on the table, and his head nods.  Of course, it's a very special piece.  Ca. 1850. 
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An Erzgebirge crank toy carved of wood and painted with original old paper covering the base.  These early crank toys are called "Klimperkästchen" in German.  Ca. 1850.   Storks are a favorite in German folklore and incorporated into many types of early toys.
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Toys with a bellows mechanism in the base that let out a squeak sound are known as squeak toys (of course), and are quite probably my favorite category of early toys.  This is a very special one.  It is also mechanical, and when squeezed the old man spanks the little child. 
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Unusual squeak toy on wooden wheels with bird of papier-mache.  The wooden wheels date this piece to ca. 1860s.
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Cats are always a favorite of collectors.  This squeak toy is also mechanical, and when squeezed the cat's eyes and mouth move as if she is drinking the milk.

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