Nutcracker doll
nutcracker doll also known christmas nutcracker decorative nutcracker figurine commonly made resemble toy soldier german tradition doll symbol good luck frightening away malevolent spirit nearly nutcracker first half th century functional significant proportion modern nutcracker primarily decorative able crack nut nutcracker doll originate latethcentury germany particularly ore mountain german erzgebirge region one origin story attribute creation first nutcracker doll craftsman seiffen often given gift point became associated christmas season grew popularity around th century spread nearby european country demand grew nutcracker doll production also began mass scale factory friedrich wilhelm füchtner – commonly known germany father nutcracker began first mass production design using lathe workshop seiffen saxony decorative nutcracker doll began popularized outside europe second world war numerous american soldier stationed germany came home united state german nutcracker souvenir popularization came pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky nutcracker ballet adaptation e hoffmann story nutcracker mouse king feature toy soldier nutcracker ballet introduced america midth century became favorite holiday tradition across united state helped make nutcracker doll christmas decoration seasonal icon across western culture average handcrafted nutcracker doll made separate piece nutcracker doll traditionally resemble toy soldier often painted bright color different design proliferated early early th century one dressed miner policeman royalty soldier different army recent variation made resemble various popculture historical figurine benjamin franklin operation desert stormuniformed american soldier leavenworth nutcracker museum erstes europa nussknacker museum website german