wooden puppet with bright yellow clothing and a hat with the lettering Feriendienst
wooden puppet with bright yellow clothing and a hat with the lettering Feriendienst, detail of the head
wooden puppet with bright yellow clothing and a hat with the lettering Feriendienst
wooden puppet with bright yellow clothing and a hat with the lettering Feriendienst, detail of the head

Holiday service mascot

wooden puppet with bright yellow clothing, striking shoes and a hat

The 18 cm high wooden puppet with bright yellow clothing, striking shoes and a hat was used as the FDGB holiday service mascot from 1959 onwards. It has an eye-catching, painted face, while its head covering, with the red-printed lettering “FDGB Feriendienst”, evokes playfulness and enjoyment. A special feature is also the moveable limbs using coated wire, allowing the figure to assume different positions and even sit down. The figure was used with a variety of accessories, such as a hiking rucksack, fishing rod or skis, to advertise the different holidays and activities of the GDR’s holiday service. People interested in the state-organised, subsidised holiday trips could apply in writing to their employer’s trade union leadership.

Eckdaten

Material:
Wood
Herstellung:
unknown
Produktionszeit:
since 1959
Maße:
H wooden doll: 18,0 cm

Schlagworte

  • Advertising
  • Doll
  • FDGB
  • Free German Trade Union Federation
  • Holiday
  • Holidays
  • Mascot
  • Mass organisation
  • Socialism
  • Tourism
  • 50s-80s
  • red
  • yellow