Gift-hunting GIs helped keep the nutcracker-makers in business. When Germany splintered into East and West, the Erzgebirge region was behind the wall. Few in the East could afford to buy ...

According to an exhibit, Wilhelm Füchtner built the first Erzgebirge nutcracker out of spruce in 1870. And according to the tourist office, the family was still building nutcrackers. They ...

A nutcracker typically takes around a week to ... There are limits to what the company can change. Craft from the Erzgebirge, or Ore Mountains, around Marienberg is an institution in itself ...

Nutcracker dolls go on display in many American ... from a family company also first established in the Erzgebirge region of Germany. His father, Otto, began the craft. Most of Davis’ pieces ...

The nutcrackers became a popular souvenir for American troops stationed in Germany, and family head Christian Steinbach made a concerted effort to build up the U.S. market. The company moved back to ...

A nutcracker typically takes around a week to ... stays There are limits to what the company can change. Craft from the Erzgebirge, or Ore Mountains, around Marienberg is an institution in itself ...