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Materials: wood; paint Measurements: 2 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 3.81 cm; 2 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 5.715 cm
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Thses figure: The first is a wooden angel playing a tuba. The second is an angel carring a staff with a star on it and a lamp. The angels have green wings with white polka dots, and blond hair in pigtails. This figurines are made by the manufacturer Wendt & Kühn, first established in 1915. The company still exists today, with many of the same or similar designs. The green and white dot angel wings are a staple of the manufacturer.
According to the donor, these figures were gifted to Regine Angela Thompson in the 1950s and 1960s by her grandmother, Martha Magdalena Richeter, born Kallabis. She was born in Zulkowitz, Kreis Leobschutz, Oberschlesien in 1894 and died in Dresden in 1964. She is portrayed in the book: Blackout - A Woman's Struggle for Survival in Twentieth Century Germany.
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