Author: Gisbert Freber
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Anglo-French Sudanese Expeditions (Expédition du Soudan by Krause) – an intriguing find
Introduction Thanks to the kind mediation of a collector friend, a few years ago, I was able to purchase a very large box of lead figures manufactured by Krause in Gotha. The original lid inscription reads: “Expédition du Soudan”. This means that it is an export box for the French market. This surprised me because… Read more
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The Last Samurai
While I was reorganizing my collection of flat figures, I recently came across a series of Asians. I took the opportunity to take a closer look at them. The usual questions immediately came to mind. When and where does the scene take place, what does it represent? Where and when were the figures produced and… Read more
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BAVARIAN KINGS AND PRINCE REGENTS FROM 1864 – 1918 IN OLD LEAD SOLDIERS
Introduction For several years now, I have had three old lead soldiers on horseback in my collection, which have nowgiven rise to this article. The figures are solid cast and very carefully decorated with many details. Thehorses are very elaborately produced hollow casts, in which even the usual holes that arise when casting a hollow… Read more
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KINKELDEY – A GERMAN-AMERICAN STORY ABOUT VERYEARLY, GERMAN MADE, SLATE MOULDS – PART 2
It was Monday, September 29, 1856, when the 42-year-old master pewter caster Traugott Kinkeldey arrived with his wife Frederike on the passenger ship Elida in New York. Two weeks earlier they had boarded the ship in Hamburg to try their luck in America. Until then, Kinkeldey worked as a pewter caster for plates, jugs, etc.… Read more
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KINKELDEY A GERMAN-AMERICAN STORY ABOUT VERY EARLY, GERMAN-MADE, SLATE MOULDS
It was at the OTS Show in Chicago in 2008 when Don Pielin approached me about some very old slate moulds from Germany that he had discovered. These were designed to produce an interesting range of flat figures and related scenes. Soon afterwards, I had the opportunity to take a closer look at them. I… Read more