Toys from Nuremberg

Traces the history of the toy industry in Nuremberg. The first wooden toys were made 600 years ago, today automated precision machines produce 70% of the toys. The favourites of the 17th century were lead soldiers and doll’s houses, now it is electric trains and vacuum cleaners.

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Credits

production company

Ifage Filmproduktion (DE)

director

Andre Libik

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Germany

Production dates

1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322988

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wood products

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement

Crafts & Visual Arts → Wood-carving

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Germany

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Automation - Social aspects

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Toys

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Toys

History → Germany - History

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Toys

Short films

Short films → Short films - Germany

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Germany, 1963

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