Thread: J.G. Escher & Son – More than hones

The Escher family in Sonneberg, Thuringia was a trading company for more than just hones. In the 19^th and beginning 20^th century Escher had a toy store in Sonneberg, which was his main line of business for a long time.

In the late 19^th and the beginning of 20th century Escher also began to produce toys.

He uses plastic material to fabricate dolls and got quite famous with this.
The following information shows an example. Also it states that the company trades under the name J.G. Escher and sons from the year 1906 on.






Means that also the hones labeled Escher & Sohn might be sold after 1906. I am not really sure about the exact date (other sources indicate an earlier use of the company name Escher & son instead of Escher & Co), but this might give a rough estimate for dating the Escher&son labelled hones.



In the 1920^th when the company name changed to JGES the company produced also small toy-cars made of plastics that are quite rare and sought-after today – as you will see on this auction:

seltener GRÜNER IGES / IGES VW Käfer Brezelfenster Nr. 907 Nylonachsen 50er | eBay