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It was defined as often in the form of a misshaped little man, in whose mouth the nut, by means of a leaver or screw, is cracked open. Read on to learn more about the history of the nutcracker and how they evolved into todays form. Often the nutcracker is the image of authorities from the past. All nutcrackers are handmade in germany and are made with a mix of tradition, attention to detail and the finest materials. Steinbach nutcrackers are perhaps the most recognized of all hand crafted nutcrackers produced in germany and are collected by thousands in the united states and around the world. Make sure this fits by entering your model number steinbach nutcracker last german mark brand new in original boxpackaging approximately 17 t made of wood in germany by the steinbach family there will be no more steinbach nutcrackers by the steinbach family after 2015. Germanmade nutcrackers are figurines or wooden dolls traditionally made to resemble toy soldiers, royalties, miners, and tradesmen. The erzgebirge ore mountains is a low mountain range in the east of germany. Nutcracker dolls, also known as christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier. Wilhelm fuchtner produced the first erzgebirge nutcracker of spruce in 1870. Nutcrackers are a huge part of christmas decorating. The erzgebirge today is a region in the state of saxonia, germany that was once part of the german democratic republic until the fall of the berlin wall in 1989. Best place to buy authentic german nutcrackers rick steves.
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For hundreds of years, germany has been regarded as one of the areas which consistently creates beautiful and highquality handmade goods. 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. One of the fun facts about wooden german nutcrackers is that it has its origins in the erzgebirge region of germany, known as the ore mountains just like the german pyramid does. This nutcracker has been a part of her home for as long as i can remember. German made nutcrackers are figurines or wooden dolls traditionally made to resemble toy soldiers, royalties, miners, and tradesmen. The name steinbach is recognized all over the world for the unique design of their wood carved steinbach nutcracker. If you are in the munichnuremberg area, its not difficult to find stores carrying steinbach. Wood nutcrackers in germany have been in use since the 14th or 15th century.
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