Elastolin - Figure - Seltene Original Elastolin / Lineol - Kompanie - WWII u.a. (17) - Elastolin

Rare original Elastolin / Lineol - German company - WWII among others (see pictures)

17 x soldiers etc. / rare figures

Elastolin: Mass figures were already produced around 1880 in Austria by the Vienna-based company Emil Pfeiffer, which became world-famous for the "loving and colorful painting" of its figures.

Around 1900 production began in Germany. Similar to tin figures, it covered a huge range of subjects, but primarily consisted of war toys. Accessories such as vehicles were mostly made of tinplate, occasionally there were mixed forms, for example tin coaches with crews and horses made of composition. Since other manufacturers usually adhered to the scale of Hausser, the products were often interchangeable. Because many manufacturers did not specialize only in war toys, but also depicted organizations and leadership personnel of the NS regime in their figures, resuming production after World War II in all occupied zones of Germany was difficult.

Lineol up to 1945

The Lineol Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1906 by Oskar Wilhelm Wiederholz in Brandenburg an der Havel. Since 1903 he had developed the mass material needed, which in contrast to Elastolin’s mass also contains linseed oil and tree resin.

A key contributor to Lineol’s success was the Berlin artist Albert Caasmann, who since 1909 designed the figures’ wax moulds. He became chief modeller under Wiederholz in 1919 and remained head of figure manufacturing until 1952. In the 1930s LINEOL AG employed 300 to 400 workers.

A high level of detail in the figures was responsible for their rapid success. The Berlin Zoo animals served as models for the wildlife figures. Two famous examples from the animal figure production are the hippo named Knautschke and the gorilla "Bobby", which Albert Caasmann immortalized in miniature. Besides the mass figures, Lineol produced high-quality tinplate toys. The figures were available in different scales/sizes (from 17 cm to 4 cm), with the 7.5 cm size becoming dominant over the years.

Lineol mass figures are easily distinguished from the Hausser figures (brand Elastolin) by a rectangular base.

Very nice collection of accurately detailed figures.
A must for every collector. Condition see pictures
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