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Description
26" (66 cm.) The simple wooden fire truck with original (worn) painted finish in red,blue and
yellow has attached ladder that can be wound to upright position,working wheels. Along with
eight 8" firemen with paper-mache heads and sculpted helmets with painted straps,metal
bodies with ball-bearing articulation allowing infinite posing,and wearing original blue flannel
woolen uniforms and painted boots. The firetruck is by the Swiss wooden toy maker,Verband,and
the firemen by Bucherer. The wonderful Swiss-themed vignette was a popular feature in the first
display cabinet upon entering the Davos Spielzeugmuseum.