April 23, 2024
RARE SET OF SEVEN PINOCCHIO CHARACTERS/FIGURINES *SYROCO* WOOD
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What an amazing set for the Pinocchio collector!! These figurines are from Syroco wood, a composite which gives them the look of hand carved wood. "Syrocco" or, more commonly, "Syroco," is the term applied to a moldedmaterial resembling carved wood that was invented and firstimplemented by a company called the "Syracuse Ornamental Company." Here is a concise explanation of the derivation of the term from a website offering a "Syrocco" product.: "This is an unmarked figurine of a Man Playing an Accordion which was made from the Syroco molding process that Adolph Hostein, owner of the Syracuse Ornamental Company, developed in the 1890s. The material is a combination of a wood compound and casting fluids that were then poured into molds. The finished casting appears to be hand carved. The Syracuse Ornamental Company became Syroco, Inc., in the 1930s. By the 1940?s, other companies such as Multi Products were producing Syrocco products. The Syracuse Ornamental Company produced many products for the home including ashtrays, decorative architectural moldings and very sought after cork screws." AND The Syracuse Ornamental Company, known as Syroco, was an American manufacturing company based in Syracuse, New York. They were best known for their molded wood-pulp products that resembled hand-carving. Founded in Syracuse, New York in 1890
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