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Levers and hinged nutcrackers accomplished the task of breaking a nuts shell by force. Especially kings, soldiers and gendarmes are often used as a model. Make offer rare white soldier prince nutcracker germany original erzgebirge some damage. Get the best deals on christmas nutcrackers 1946 1990. In 1958 in seiffen, germany, seiffener volkskunst was founded by several local craftsmen. For the last 50 years seiffener volkskunst has been producing high quality german erzgebirge collectibles. Wilhelm fuchtner produced the first erzgebirge nutcracker of spruce in 1870. Seiffener volkskunst seiffen erzgebirge volkskunst. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Steinbach was a very renowned architect and built the muenster of strasbourg in 1284. Vintage erzgebirge wooden nutcracker of soldier germany.
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