Czech Republic · Metal craft; Toy making; Bohemian heritage
Plechová Hračka — Česká Hračkářská Tradice
The Czech tin toy making tradition — the production of the specific Bohemian pressed-tin and lithographed-tin toys that from the 19th century made the Czech lands (together with Nuremberg and Saxony) one of the primary toy-producing regions in the world. The Czech hračkář reads the correct tin sheet quality for toy pressing through an acoustic tap-and-ring assessment — tapping the tin sheet and reading the specific ring that indicates correct temper for the toy pressing process.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed; Czech toy making on the Czech national heritage inventory
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