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By 1950, it was the world's largest toy manufacturer. Marx was also first to mass-produce mechanical toys in the U.S., and many of his early wind-ups are valued collectors’ items. 2 Merrill L. Hassenfeld (1918–1979) Built Hasbro into a leading manufacturer of playthings from a maker of school supplies. He started with a line of doctor and ...
With the abolition of the Russian monarchy in 1917, the Imperial Porcelain Factory was renamed "State Porcelain Factory" (GFZ - Gossudarstvennyi Farforovyi Zavod) by the Bolshevik regime. [1] During the early years of the Soviet Union, the GFZ produced so-called propaganda wares, ranging from plates to figurines of the Soviet elite. [2]
Bears (медведь, med'ved)- According to Russia: A Cultural Resource Guide, its Russian name, med'ved, means "one who knows where the honey is". It was an ancestor of the Russian people and is friendly. Oftentimes people will be changed into bears as a punishment or will often appear as a wise old man.
Price on Etsy: $1,650 While most blow molds are 100% plastic, this Santa face from the ’50s embedded in a wood frame is the only plastic piece classifying this decoration as a blow mold.
Russian car collectors (2 P) F. Russian folk-song collectors (2 P) N. Russian numismatists (1 C, 8 P) P. Russian philatelists (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Russian ...
The San Francisco 49ers on Monday suspended linebacker De'Vondre Campbell for the final three games of the regular season for refusing to play Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams.. Niners ...
Drinking coffee could extend your life up to two years, new research finds. Regular coffee consumption was found to be associated with increased health span (time spent living free from serious ...
Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev [a] (Russian: Александр Николаевич Афанасьев; 23 July [O.S. 11 July] 1826 – 5 October [O.S. 23 September] 1871) was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer best known for publishing nearly 600 East Slavic and Russian fairy and folk tales, one of the largest collections of folklore in the world.