Old Schildkröt doll (around 1930), celluloid, now a collector's item. Since 1889, the Schildkröt company has provided its products with its trademark, a turtle with a diamond (on the back of the neck), as a symbol of indestructibility. This was also intended to be reminiscent of the original raw material "Schildkrot" (= tortoiseshell), which was processed into combs, hairpins, etc. With the invention of celluloid, a cheaper replacement material became available in 1895. Replicas of popular old dolls are still produced in limited numbers. There is even a Schildkröt doll museum in the New Rauenstein Castle and the old Schildkröt factory in Mannheim can be visited. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Toys   |   Material: Plastik   |   Country of origin: Thuringia, Germany | Similar pieces