Before 1914, Müller & Kadeder produced two ingenious toys that operated using gravity and a string mechanism; the airship could rise and then descend, whilst the parachutist came down.
The realism of the action delighted children.
Das lenkbare Luftschiff
1909, painted tinplate, h: 20, 23 x 7.5 cm
Balloon and parachutist
Before 1914, painted tinplate, h : 50, 12 x 11 cm
These toys have stood the test of time and still work perfectly, bearing witness to the skill of the Nuremberg toy makers at the dawn of the twentieth century.