Erinnerungen an ungewöhnliche Ton-Krippen aus Tirschenreuth

Es ist schon gut 100 Jahre her, als die Geschichte des Gustav Grassy über seinen Großvater Friedrich und dessen ungewöhnliche Krippen begann. Der Werksleiter der Firma Zehendner schuf seine Figuren aus einem ungewohnten Material – aus Ton.

von Thomas Sporrer

Einst zu Tausenden hergestellt, sind die Krippenfiguren aus Ton heute eine Rarität.

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Großvater Friedrich Grassy und sein Enkel Gustav, etwa um 1938. Mit italienischen Wurzeln blieb der geborene Franke dann doch in Tirschenreuth hängen und begründete die feine, aber leider nur kurze Tradition der Ton-Krippen in Tirschenreuth. Bild: tsp

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