die Blechfabrik e.K. Düsseldorf / Blechspielwaren

Owner Hans-Heinrich Mückenheim on the history of Blechfabrik:
"At the age of 12, I helped my brother-in-law stock the first Düsseldorf Christmas market with tin toys. Colourful tin as far as the eye could see. Ten years later, I took over the market on my own. Together with a friend, we ran several Christmas markets in the region. The first direct imports from China and India followed. Well-known manufacturers such as Schuco, Lorenz Bolz, Tucher + Walther, Wagner and Lehmann were still producing in and around Nuremberg at that time. In 1991, again with my brother-in-law, DBS-Blechspielwaren GmbH was founded with the help of punching tools purchased at auction. Virtually overnight, we became producers. Since then, the spirit of Ernst Paul Lehmann has hovered over us with his guiding principle: 'Give your tin toy a name and it will have a soul'. Our mission is to preserve this historical treasure and to continue reproducing new (old) models. Let yourself be enchanted!