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  2. Nutcracker doll - Wikipedia

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    An average handcrafted nutcracker doll is made out of about 60 separate pieces. [2] Nutcracker dolls traditionally resemble toy soldiers, and are often painted in bright colors. [1] Different designs proliferated early; by the early 19th century there were ones dressed as miners, policemen, royalty or soldiers from different armies. [2]

  3. How Nutcrackers Became a Classic Symbol of Christmas

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    Nutcracker dolls can trace their little wooden development back to the Ore Mountains of Germany in the late 17th century. Most often depicted as toy soldiers, they became gifts and symbols of good ...

  4. Nutcracker - Wikipedia

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    A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells. There are many designs, including levers, screws, and ratchets. There are many designs, including levers, screws, and ratchets. The lever version is also used for cracking lobster and crab shells.

  5. Ore Mountain folk art - Wikipedia

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    Ore Mountain Toy Museum in Seiffen Exhibits in the Nutcracker Museum in Neuhausen. Ore Mountain folk art (German: Erzgebirgische Volkskunst) is a well-known form of highly artistic wood carving from East Germany. It encompasses the diverse forms of expression of the creative work beyond the classical or the modern arts, and in particular the ...

  6. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - Wikipedia

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    Original publication in 1816 in Berlin in the collection Kinder-Märchen, Children's Stories, by In der Realschulbuchhandlung. "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (German: Nussknacker und Mausekönig) is a novella-fairy tale written in 1816 by Prussian author E. T. A. Hoffmann, in which young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil ...

  7. Disney tells a different 'Nutcracker' story on the big screen

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    LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - "The Nutcracker," the beloved holiday season tale of toys that come to life, moves from the ballet stage to the big screen in an action-adventure story being ...

  8. A family affair: "Nutcracker" a proud tradition, kicks off ...

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    Performances of “The Nutcracker” will take place over three nights, beginning Friday, and kick off a number of holiday-themed events, many of which are annual favorites just like the ballet.

  9. List of Royal Doulton figurines - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of list of Royal Doulton figurines in ascending order by HN number. HN is named after Harry Nixon (1886–1955), head of the Royal Doulton painting department who joined Doulton in 1900. [ 1 ]

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