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Objekt 3

Toy town

Description

Toy towns have been a regular feature of toy production in the Erzgebirge since the early 19th century. In addition to numerous residential buildings and the church, a building of a new era is also represented: The factory building shows the advent of industrialization.

Object description

Saxony, Erzgebirge, around 1925/30

Softwood, sawn, glued; glue paints, partly applied with stencils, varnish

Inv. 1997.427. Gift of Dr. Hans Georg Oeri, Basel.

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