Zinngrabe Toy Soldiers by Donald Zinngrabe

Object/Artifact

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Zinngrabe Toy Soldiers by Donald Zinngrabe

Entry/Object ID

2026.5.1

Description

Hand made toy soldiers - "2 sets of three toy soldiers. hand-cast in pewter and hand-painted, in original boxes with original labels. One set is of "Redcoat" soldiers, another is of "Buck Rogers" soldiers. Both the soldiers and the labels were made in 1941 by 12 year of Donald Zinngrabe." Boxes are in overall good condition with obvious but minor signs of use, wear, and storage. Toy solders are in excellent condition and appear to have never been removed from their original boxes, with no signs of use, wear, or storage.

Use

Toy

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Category

Toy

Acquisition

Accession

2026.5

Source or Donor

Clara Wendland

Acquisition Method

Donation

Source (if not Accessioned)

Clara Wendland

Made/Created

Artist

Donald Zinngrabe

Date made

Jan 1, 1941 - Dec 31, 1941

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Search Terms

Toy, Pewter, Soldiers, Buck Rogers, Recoats

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Toy

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Made of pewter

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Feb 5, 2026

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

February 5, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 14, 2026