More of my random stuff. I know it’s kitsch (and actually quite cute)but I’m interested in if we can date items by the Geschutzt mark?. I think it’s celluloid as it’s that fragile plastic. I think it is a much copied model as I found the hideous vase on the bottom photo which is clearly the same deer and the seller thinks is 60s and is marked Hong Kong- the question is which came first? Presuming the German one? The price on the bottom dates it pre- decimal but can the Geschutzt mark narrow it down at all? I’ve tried to Google but the answer on t’internet is as @Jivvy puts it ‘squirrely’ Thanks
Modelled on a typical German carved wood deer, likely from Erzgebirge - they're not really identical and it looks more like styrene than celluloid to me... https://www.google.com/search?q=erz...1sHkAhUDU98KHQjVAYIQ_AUIEygC&biw=1536&bih=754 ~Cheryl
Thankyou. It certainly does look as if copied from the wood ones. The reason I thought they looked the same was the 'scoop' just behind the shoulder is so similar but again that would come from the wood model. Off to google Styrene - that's a new one for me. Any thoughts on the Geschutzt mark dating it or no?
Geschützt on its own would be Austrian. Gesetzlich Geschützt is German. but without an additional brand mark and/or signature it's useless and has no legal power. for the history I'd had a page made once for the ebay discussion boards but can't find it anymore, sorry. too lazy to research it again. might be 1890s onwards.
