Im letzten Monat habe ich ein Paar Puppen im Antiquitätenladen
in der Vereinigte Staaten gefunden. Wie ersichtlich aus eine Kleideretiketten, ist der Name des deutschen Puppenmachers: Verst. Bitte suche ich alle sachdienliche Hinweise daran. Verzeihen Sie bitte – ich spreche, nur mit Ach un Krach, Deutsch…
Hi,
The style doesn’t look pretty German to me - it seems that te dolls might rather be made in Poland or in the Czech Republic. I guess it’s the „adult“ looking lineaments that make the difference. German dolls use to keep a kind of silly baby faces all life long.
However, „Verst.“ certainly is not a name of a manufacturer. Could be a note of technical character. Would be good to have a detailled foto of this label.
Cheers
MM
- sorry for my hastiness: The name „Verst“ exists, although it is extremely rare - there are roundabout 250 persons living in Germany called Verst, possibly all descending from the same ancestors.
Here is the topography of the Verst familiy: http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/verst.html
One of the places where some members of the Verst family are living today (one of them has been mayor there for 24 years) is Breuberg in the Odenwald mountains, a region that has a tradition in manufacturing of toys - the hobbyhorse was invented not far from Breuberg.
- MM -
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Thank you for writing, MM. Your notes on how rare the name Verst is and your comment about seeing the label prompted me to find a friend with a special camera lens. Through it I could see that the name was not Verst as I had thought, but Kersa. This puppetmaker I can find a Web site for and ample information about. Unfortunate in one respect, since I really did want to tell my students about the connection to the hobby horse. 
Cheers, Prost, and Thanks a Million ~ Diana
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Yes, this is Kersa - and this explains the expressive lineaments, since Kersa is a supplier for punch and judy shows.
MM
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