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Hummel figurines, made of earthenware, were introduced by Franz Goebel in the 1930s and are based on drawings by a nun, Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel from Bavaria. Originally, her drawings were published in the form of postcards, which were very popular in the pre-war years. When approached with clay figures of her characters, Sister Hummel and her convent, gave sole rights to Goebel to create the ceramic figurines.
The Hummel figurines became popular after World War II when soldiers returning home from Germany, brought back these figurines of children in their charming Bavarian garb. They still are today. We see many of them at the antique shows we attend to demonstrate the restoration services provide in our doll hospital.
This is a detail from an antique Hummel figurine we restored with a jug handle missing. A new handle was sculpted, re-attached and painted to match the original piece, restoring it to its original appeal.
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