This handsome early, 8 inch tall, (larger of the 2 sizes) metal and composition, multi-ball-jointed male doll figure, model #1141, by A. Bucherer & Cie, Amriswil, Switzerland, SABA circa 1920s, wears his original red, Fireman* (fire fighter) felt jacket with printed F D. He has very well molded and painted, chiseledfeatures including deeply molded eyelids, slender nose,closed mouth andpainted, brown hair showing beneath the edges of his molded and painted red fire helmet with badge shield,composition hand and large composition boots. Hehas wellmodeled, masculinefeatures and can assume any type pose with thirteen individual joints. This line of figureswas introduced at the spring, Leipzigfair in 1922 by Bucherer-Fisher (who worked for the famous, German toy company, MARKLIN) becoming an immediate success. His torso carries the incised signature: Made in Switzerland/Patents / Applied Forand he wears his original, traditional, red felt, firefighter jacket. His condition is fair to good with smooth working jointsalthough he needs one arm and black felt pants and the fingers on his hand are damaged, small chip on bottom of boot. He has had no repairs andhas no odors as he is from a *smoke free home. Other Bucherer dolls shown in last photos are not included andeach will be listed separately. Please note: nearly all of our items are antique or vintage (usually with some signs ofwear due to usage and previous storage). We do our very best to describe and photograph them for you and do not repair, restring,repaint or enhance them in any way. He is one of a group of highly sought after Bucherer figures and will make a great addition to any collection.
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