Some of the 600,000 ceramic gnomes produced annually by the firm of Heissner in Lauterbach, West Germany. This figure is said to represent only 15 per cent of the total German gnome production which is sold to about 37 countries around the world. The small characters are held in great affection by many admirers, and in West Germany every second house has a resident gnome.
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Press, 10 December 1983, Page 34
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65Some of the 600,000 ceramic gnomes produced annually by the firm of Heissner in Lauterbach, West Germany. This figure is said to represent only 15 per cent of the total German gnome production which is sold to about 37 countries around the world. The small characters are held in great affection by many admirers, and in West Germany every second house has a resident gnome. Press, 10 December 1983, Page 34
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