One of the fun facts about wooden german nutcrackers is that it has its origins in the erzgebirge region of germany, known as the ore mountains just like the german pyramid does. For over 200 years we have maintained longstanding tradition, passion for detail, creativity and finest materials in our worldfamous. Every family should have at least one handcrafted traditional german nutcracker. Steinbach nutcrackers are perhaps the most recognized of all hand crafted nutcrackers produced in germany and are collected by thousands in the united states and around the world. That made the steinbach nutcrackers unique and increased the collectability and later on greatly increased the value of many items.
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