Lineol
| Lineol | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Partnership |
| founding | 1906 (as a stock corporation) |
| Seat | Marienmünster |
| management | Gert Dusha |
| Branch | toy |
| Website | www.lineol.de |
Lineol is a manufacturer of mass figures and produces today in Marienmünster in East Westphalia in the Höxter district .
history
Lineol until 1945
Lineol Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1906 by Oskar Wilhelm Wiederholz in Brandenburg an der Havel . As early as 1903, he had been developing the necessary mass, which, in contrast to the mass of its competitor Elastolin, also contains linseed oil and tree resin .
Part of the responsibility for the success of Lineol was the Berlin artist Albert Caasmann , who had designed the wax figures from 1909 onwards . In 1919 he became the head modeller under Wiederholz and was also head of figure production until 1952. LINEOL AG employed 300 to 400 people in the 1930s.
A high level of detail in the figures was responsible for the figures' rapid success. The animals in the Berlin zoo served as models for the wild animals. Two famous examples from animal figure production are the hippopotamus Knautschke and the gorilla "Bobby", which Albert Caasmann immortalized in miniature. In addition to the mass figures, Lineol produced high quality tin toys. The figures were available in different scales and sizes (from 17 cm to 4 cm), with the figure size of 7.5 cm becoming more prevalent over the years.
The ground figures from Lineol can easily be distinguished from the figures from the Hausser company (brand name Elastolin ) by a rectangular base .
Lineol after 1945
After the Second World War, the company quickly resumed production as the production facilities had hardly been damaged. Since Lineol belonged to the Soviet zone, it has been in a state-owned company converted. From 1957, the company, now trading under the name Lineol VEB Plastik , produced NVA toy soldiers in Dresden until production was discontinued in 1963 .
LINEOL DUSCHA has owned the trademark rights to Lineol since 1985 and produces figures from the range before 1945. In addition to the old figure models, the company also develops new models and sheet metal vehicles. Today the figures are made of injection-molded plastic with a yellowish-brown color.
Web links
- www.lineol.de
- Catalog of the Lineol massage figures from 1906-1965
- Online archive with Lineol catalogs from 1925-1958
Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 15.1 ″ N , 9 ° 11 ′ 27.5 ″ E