Ulbricht Incense Smoker- Mini Carpenter

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Ulbricht Incense Smoker- Mini Carpenter Feature

• Stands 5" tall
• Working incense burner makes an ideal holiday gift
• Hand-crafted and hand-painted in Germany
• Painstakingly hand-painted so no two are exactly alike

Ulbricht Incense Smoker- Mini Carpenter Overview

The Ulbricht Mini Carpenter Incense Smoker stands 5 inches tall and is hand-crafted and painted in Germany. Dressed in all black with a red scarf, he is a stunning piece. A great addition to any collection.

Product Details

Smokers make festive presents; these working incense burners add atmosphere and a touch of whimsy to any home, and are collected throughout the world for their charm and character. Just insert the incense of your choice and enjoy the rich fragrance as it diffuses around the room.

An Ulbricht family tradition

Large deposits of silver not only gave the mountain range its name, but also supplied generations of mountain folk with their daily bread. All Ulbricht ancestors were miners - but when the ore supplies started to dwindle those living and working there had to come up with new sources of income. And so the one-time miners first turned their hand to carving and wood turning and then to running businesses.

In 1928 the time had finally come - Christian Ulbricht's father founded the company "Otto Ulbricht-Werksttten fr feine Holzarbeiten und Spielwaren (which translated would be the "Otto Ulbricht workshops for fine woodcraft and toys") in Seiffen. He used his entrepreneurial skill to blend innovative and traditional elements into something unique and the reward for this was a gold medal at the 1936 Great Exhibition in Paris for his designs of nursery clocks and a group of travelling singers (Kurrende choir).

The Second World War and the ensuing dispossession by the communist powers-that-be in East Germany brought an end to the Seiffen-based company. Otto Ulbricht had to flee to the west with his family. He soon set up the company again in Lauingen at the Danube which has been run by his son Christian Ulbricht since 1968.

After the reunification of Germany, Christian Ulbricht was able to buy ba



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