JONNY the lion orig. Lehmann

A beautiful, colorful lithograph and a strong friction mechanism characterize this Lehmann toy. Material: Plastic Original Lehmann Made in Germany Background to the company Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk: Lehmann and Jean Eichner founded the Lehmann & Eichner tin toy factory in Brandenburg on September 1, 1881, which, after initial difficulties, later became successful and internationally known under the Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk company. The company mainly produced mechanically movable objects such as airplanes, airships, cars and motorcycles, which were very popular at the time because of their technological topicality. A significant part of the production was exported. With an average of 600 to 800 employees, the company was at times one of the largest employers in the city. From 1900 to 1927, Ernst Paul Lehmann was active in local politics as a city councilor. In 1904 he received the honorary title of commercial adviser. In 1912 he joined the Brandenburg Historical Association, to which he left the Frey House in 1919 to set up the local history museum, which opened in 1923. He was a member of the Brandenburg Masonic Lodge Friedrich zur Virtue. The company remained family-owned after his death. The Brandenburg factory was expropriated in 1948 and continued as VEB Mechanical Toys Brandenburg. From 1950, Lehmann's heirs managed to restart in Nuremberg under the traditional company Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk. Source Wikipedia This item is not a toy and is therefore not suitable for children under the age of 14.