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Manufacturing toys from composition was an already known technique in Germany around 1850. At this time dolls' heads were produced out of this materiel. The main ingredients of the composition were sawdust and glue made from animals. This was mixed together and the sticky material was pressed into forms. During the drying process the composition started deforming as an effect of the escaping water, which made up a high percentage of the composition material. This was a major disadvantage of the early composition material. Around 1900 the first manufacturers started experimenting with the recipes of the composition material in order to make toy soldiers. Some new chemicals (Kaolin, etc.) were mixed with the composition and finally the deforming could be reduced enough, so it was possible to mass produce figures out of composition. |
Lineol figure
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