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The History of Scrap Picture Production
began in the mid-19th century with the invention of chromolithography, which allowed the masse printing of pictures. Production was further enhanced in 1860 when, for the first time, the manufacturer Hagelberg-Berlin, printed, embossed and punched out the first sheet of several scrap pictures. This led to the introduction of the present-day concept of "bridges", on which the manufacturer's "mark" and sheet number were printed out. (Pieske, Luxuspapiere 190).
Up until the 1900s, the stronghold of scrap-picture production was in Berlin. However, similar companies existed in other German cities, as well as in England, Holland, France, Austria, Hungary, the former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and in the U.S.A. Rarely were they exclusive producers of scrap pictures. Most produced a variety of articles such as greeting, cigarette and postcards as well as labels. Today, worldwide, ef Ernst Freihoff is the sole producer devoted exclusively to the age-old tradition of scrap pictures. Up to this day, much of the production of the printed sheets is still done by hand, and the whole procedure starts with the manufacturing of the necessary tools.
From the very beginning, scrap pictures have always been used as items of both collecting and swapping. In Germany, those enhanced with glitter are classed as more valuable. They have also been used as decoration on jewelry boxes and furniture, in Christmas letters and cards from godparents, as paper embroidery, calling cards, "Schultüten" (a large cone made of decorated cardboard, filled with goodies, given to children on the first day of school in Germany), poetry albums, gingerbread and Christmas tree dressings, as well as in "Wundertüten" (a bag of knick-knacks including a surprise gift) and party crackers. Nowadays, scrap pictures are also used in the production of decoupage.
Many regions of Germany have their own local name for scrap pictures, such as "Reliefs, Oblaten, Albumbilder, Rosenbilder, Lackbilder, Stammbuchbilder, Kleebilder, Matritzen" or "Vielliebchen". However, even in some other countries scrap pictures are well-known under several names, i.e.: in France "feuilles en échantillons" or "images et chromos", in Scandinavia "Glansbilleder" or "Bokmärken", in the Benelux countries as "Poesie Plaatjes", in eastern Europe as "Kiiltokuvia" and in the English-speaking world as "scrap pictures" or "die-cuts".
And ultimately, let's hope that the continued appeal of timeless values and nostalgia of bygone days will keep the tradition of scrap pictures alive for a long, long time to come.
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 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Affen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7380g. 22 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Pferde company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7378g. 28 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Blumenstrauß+Glocken company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7369g. 2 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer 2 Tauben mit Blumen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7367g. not available | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Katzen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7340g. 11 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs - self-adhesive - 13,5 x 24,5 cm Muschel&Fische company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-8075. 6 in stock. | NZ$ 1.47 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer 4 Engel mit Blumen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7371g. not available | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Herz mit Blumen+Vögel company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7354g. not available | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Ziffern 0-9 imt Blumen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7339g. 2 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Blumen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7338g. 14 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Pferde company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7335g. 15 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Religion company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7334g. 6 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Obstkörbe company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7261g. 1 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Störche mit Baby company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7230g. 11 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
| 1 bows Scrap reliefs Störche mit Baby company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7230. 20 in stock. | NZ$ 1.14 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Blumen/Kinder company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7185g. not available | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Blumenkorb/Schiff company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7176g. 5 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Hunde company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7163g. 3 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer 24 Blumenkränze+Text company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7126g. 24 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Junge/Mädchen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7104g. not available | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs with glimmer Ostermotive company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7094g. 1 in stock. | NZ$ 1.40 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bows Scrap reliefs Engel company: ef-glanzbilder item number: EF-7072. not available | NZ$ 1.14 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps 5 Weihnachtsmänner+Ilex company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7361. 8 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Blumenrahmen Herz+Hände company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7354. 14 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Blumensträuße company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7351. not available | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Blumenkob+Strauß company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7345. not available | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Engel company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7332. 4 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Weihnachtsmänner company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7331. 14 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Engel auf Glocken company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7317. 12 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps 10 Weihnachtsmänner company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7313. 16 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Weihnachtsmänner company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7304. 30 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Blumenkreuz company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7300. 18 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Blumen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7287. 23 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps Weihnachtsmotive company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7285. 27 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps 13x Engel+Herz+Blumen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7283. 29 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
 | 1 bag - loose thick scraps 8 Engel+Herz Blumen company: ef-glanzbilder item number: ST-7269. 17 in stock. | NZ$ 1.62 incl. taxes plus shipping costs |
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