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Willkommen!! You are at our online ChristKindl-Markt, a German Christmas Market and European Gift Shop, serving our customers since 1993. We feature a large variety of the finest German Pyramids, which use candle power to rotate the levels of woodcarved figurines. Give A Memory That Will Last A Life Time with our German Handcrafted Holiday Treasures.
Shop for great Pyramids, Nutcrackers, Smokers, Figurines, Ornaments and More. Over 2000 German handcrafted gift items for you to choose from. We work directly with German manufacturers, cutting out the "middle-man", making our prices very reasonable! |
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We have fine crafted items from Glaesser, KWO, Dregeno, Ratags, Mueller, Preissler, Wendt and Kuhn - German Pyramids, German Nutcrackers, German Smokers, search by manufacturer names or by item! Try it out!
Everyone loves German Smokers, the jolly rotund characters that "smoke" incense. Smokers add charm and delight to every room where they are displayed, and ChristKindl-Markt has a large selection of characters to choose from.
ChristKindl-Markt offers Collector quality ornaments and figurines from Germany, the finest that the Erzgebirge Seiffen craftsmen create.
Search on the "shop" pages of ChristKindl-Markt to find exactly the type of item you are looking for, whether it is a Dentist German Smoker or a Chimney Sweep German Nutcracker, search by manufacturer names or item description.
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Article Excerpts
- Candle Carousels, Nutcrackers, Smokers, Ornaments
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Seiffen Germany is a town nestled in the Erzebirge or Middle Ore Mountains, just northwest of Frankfurt. It is a small town, and yet full of character. This town is home to Germany’s toy museum as well as a destination for Christmas shoppers seeking handcrafted goods. Originally settled in the 1300’s, Seiffen was a mining town, home to a rich vein of tin ore. By the 1700’s the tin supply had been exhausted and another resource of this mountainous town was utilized – wood. The mine finally closed in 1849 and the miners became woodworkers. Seiffeners were known for perfecting the art form of wood turning. Here a piece of wood is affixed to a pin and is turned as it is carved, this provides a rounding effect. Initially, the miners used woodturning to create household necessities like ........ read more.
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