Figures

There have been a at least fifteen portrait figures produced by Hausser/Elastolin and Lineol, which represent Paul von Hindenburg. There are eight standing figures, two walking figures and five figures on horseback. Though these figures were made upon 1928, after Paul von Hindenburg had already left active duty, quite a few show him in the Field-Marshall uniform of the imperial German army. The reason for this may be, that he quite often wore this uniform in public during the 3^rd Reich, trying to remind to the old imperial power.

In 1937 Hausser produced the only portrait figure of Hindenburg with a porcelain head. Nowadays this is probably the most wanted figure amongst collectors which represents him. It is interesting that this figure was produced three years after the death of Hindenburg, which can be taken as an indicator for his great popularity in Germany at this time.

  Hindenburg figures by Lineol

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