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The family owned company had made nutcrackers and other wood decorative products before being pressed in to war production during world war ii. Steinbach, the 200 year old historic german company that produces handcrafted nutcrackers, has officially filed for bankruptcy. Today, rico paul is the owner of the steinbach company, which is still located in erzgebirge, germany. In the 1990s they moved the company back to marienberg in the ore mountain region of saxonia erzgebirge in the former east germany after german reunification in 1990. The erzgebirgepalace offers the complete world of the german erzgebirge folkart to collectors and enthusiasts of traditional wooden gifts and woodcarving decorations made in germany. Steinbachs nutcracker ballet series features allnew designs inspired by the beloved christmas story, the nutcracker. In legend, the nutcracker possessed miraculous powers, bringing good fortune and protection from evil spirits. A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells. The arctic santa by steinbach is the twentythird santa nutcracker in the christmas legends series. The steinbachs maintain two nutcracker factories in.
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