ON THE COVER: A vintage set of German Erzgebirge miniature wooden angels - background and setting by the Dwindl Workhsop. Our auctions just finished! You can add us to your seller watchlist or check back here for updates. We'll be back for an after-Christmas sale. This is an old photograph from a German Erzgebirge workshop. 'Erzgebirge' is not a company but actually a region of formerly East Germany where various toy workshops have been making hand-made wooden toys for the past 200 years or more. Here in the States the most famous Erzgebirge creations are probably the Nutcrackers (that you now see prancing about on ballet stages) which were once little wooden toys carved as a hobby and for children, eventually becoming a mainstay of the Erzgebirge regional economy - the plentiful forests and long dark winters were well suited for toymaking and storytelling. From these same forests came many of our most famous childhood German fairy tales. About the Dwindl Workshop The Dwindl workshop was formed in the Spring of 2006 to help discover and create some of the little wooden mysteries in life - angels, soldiers, little people and animals that we love.  We have a large personal collection of vintage German Erzgebirge and will someday soon be making our own handmade wooden Dwindl figures (the elves just need a bit more time to work out the production issues). We love this little handmade world and hope to share it with you. In this day and age when everything seems to be mass-made by machines, the thrill of a handmade toy or collectible is vanishing and we hope to bring it back again soon. Contact us here: Looking for something? Add us to your eBay seller 'watchlist' Our Commitment to You We were raised to believe that quality mattered - that trust and basic courtesy and excellent service were the pleasures of life in the small towns where my folks were both raised. We are carrying that promise of excellent quality and a personal touch directly to you here on the vast internet and eBay world. We want these little ones to find a happy home and and so we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on everything we sell. We strive to make our shipping and services quick, courteous and efficient. We've done our best to describe and photograph our auctions clearly and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. We love mail. We hope to see you again - and with best regards - The Dwindl Workshop

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