Ulbricht Nutcracker - Colonial Drummer LIMITED EDITION

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Ulbricht Nutcracker - Colonial Drummer LIMITED EDITION Feature

• 18 inches tall
• Plays a drum with drumsticks
• Heirloom-quality collectible
• Hand-painted in lasting colors
• Limited edition of 2,500 pieces

Ulbricht Nutcracker - Colonial Drummer LIMITED EDITION Overview

The Ulbricht Limited Edition Colonial Drummer Nutcracker stands 18 inches tall. Only 2,500 have been made of this kind. He is so realistic in his dapper uniform that you can almost hear him drumming. The drum is slung around his neck as he plays it with drumsticks. Beautifully hand-crafted in Germany, this heirloom-quality nutcracker will add good cheer to any holiday gathering.

Product Details

Standing 18 inches tall, the Ulbricht Limited Edition Colonial Drummer is a exquisite piece! He wears a beautiful blue coat with red trim and gold buttons. He marches to his music as he plays his beautifully detailed drum. With only 2,500 made, he is sure to go quickly!



An Ulbricht family tradition

Large deposits of silver not only gave the mountain range its name, but also supplied generations of mountain folk with their daily bread. All Ulbricht ancestors were miners - but when the ore supplies started to dwindle those living and working there had to come up with new sources of income. And so the one-time miners first turned their hand to carving and wood turning and then to running businesses.

In 1928 the time had finally come - Christian Ulbricht's father founded the company "Otto Ulbricht-Werksttten fr feine Holzarbeiten und Spielwaren (which translated would be the "Otto Ulbricht workshops for fine woodcraft and toys") in Seiffen. He used his entrepreneurial skill to blend innovative and traditional elements into something unique and the reward for this was a gold medal at the 1936 Great Exhibition in Paris for his designs of nursery clocks and a group of traveling singers (Kurrende choir).

The Second World War and the ensuing dispossession by the communist powers-that-be in East Germany brought an end to the Seiffen-based company. Otto Ulbricht had to flee to the west with his family. He soon set up the compa



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