Creche Figures Marked Germany
Q. Judy asked for information about twelve inch creche fiugures marked with an S.H. and stamped Germany. She thought they might be plaster of Paris.
A. Again without seeing the actual pieces, our panel relied on pictures. Fr. Tim Goldrick suggested that the letters S.H. might actually be S.K. as in Sebasian S. Kresge of Detroit, founder of the five and dime chain S.S. Kresge Company. Like Woolworth, it entered into the Christmas market in a big way before WW II. (The successor company since 1977 is Kmart.)
Fr. Tim adds that the material is probably papier mache but that the Infant looks more Italian or Spanish and could be porcelain of more recent origin. The size of the figures alone adds to their value.
A. Again without seeing the actual pieces, our panel relied on pictures. Fr. Tim Goldrick suggested that the letters S.H. might actually be S.K. as in Sebasian S. Kresge of Detroit, founder of the five and dime chain S.S. Kresge Company. Like Woolworth, it entered into the Christmas market in a big way before WW II. (The successor company since 1977 is Kmart.)
Fr. Tim adds that the material is probably papier mache but that the Infant looks more Italian or Spanish and could be porcelain of more recent origin. The size of the figures alone adds to their value.
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