Description: Description: These Fantastic Small 1800's Die Cuts are of (18) Santa Faces with Different Hats. The brand is L&B. The Santa are embossed and glossy. Business set up by Arnold Littauer (1856 - 1908) and Franz Georg Boysen (? - 1917?) who had left the company in 1910. Thereafter run by Heinrich Kristeller and Alfred Einzig. The company came in financial difficulties by the early 1930’s. Their Jewish background meant the end and Nazi-controlled institutions / banks took over the business. Alfred Einzig committed suicide on Jan. 21, 1934. Heinrich Kristeller was deported to the concentration camp camp Theresienstadt and died on Dec. 3, 1942. History of Die Cuts: "During the Victorian Era (1837-1901), middle-class households would often have a family scrap album, where the bits of paper collected each day could be collages onto its thick pages. Ticket stubs, brochures, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, paper dolls, postcards, business cards, ribbons, literary excerpts, and eventually photographs were all preserved on the pages of these memory books. In response to the scrap booking trend, 19th-century bookmakers designed blank albums with elaborate, tooled-leather covers, gilt paper edgings, and engraved clasps. The earliest materials explicitly produced as die-cut “scrap” for decorating homemade albums were black-and-white, hand-colored etchings. As lithography processes improved, bright colors, textured embossing, and glossy finishes were employed to enhance the printed imagery. By the late 1800s, Britain, Germany, and the United States had become the leaders in such scrap production. Successful companies like Currier & Ives and Raphael Tuck & Sons created beautiful scrap pieces alongside smaller brands like Allen & Ginter and Littauer & Boysen. But the German die cuts are considered the best because of the details of their tooling process." Each Face Measures 5/8" W x 1-1/8" H. Condition: Corners and edges are sharp. Very Good Condition. Free shipping in the USA. Items are shipped out every Monday morning. Like what you see? Check out my eBay store!! 11/2022Nancy
Price: 27 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2024-11-08T17:31:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: LB
Color: Multi-Color
Theme: Holiday
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
