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Stollwerck is a chocolate manufacturer in Cologne. It was the first known German company to issue collectable pictures with its products. The first were issued as early as 1840. In 1860 Stollwerck produced the first "Bilder- und Photographie Schokoladen" (Picture and photograph chocolate). Pictures were printed on the wrappers and included such themes as portraits, buildings and landscapes. During the war of 1870/71, a series called Deutsche Heerführer (German army leaders) was produced. Following this, series depicting animals, flowers, portraits of ladies and butterflies appeared. In 1879, a large album of Zoologie with 48 series was issued followed by series such as national costumes, the Kaiser, German princes and ministers, and further portraits of ladies. However very few of these early pictures survive.
Starting in 1897, the well-known Stollwerck albums with text were produced and the turnover in cocoa and chocolate products doubled as a result. Stollwerck continued to issue cards until the first world war. No further cards were issued until the 1930s. Then a few more series appeared before they stopped again due to world war two. Since then few cards have appeared, although Stollwerck still issues individual series now and again.
| Name | Year of issue | No. in set | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice im Wunderland (Alice in Wonderland) |
1986 | 6 | ? |
| Aus dem Tierreich, Sammelwerk Nr. 2 (The animal kingdom) |
1932 | 180 | ? |
| Aus Österreichs Ehrentagen Austria's days of glory) |
1936 | 176 | ? |
| Der deutsche Rhein, Sammelwerk Nr. 1 (The German rhine) |
1931 | 180 | ? |
| Die Himmelfahrt des Zwerg Nase (The flight of "Nose" the dwarf ) |
? | 24 | ? |
| Geographie Europas, Band 1 (The geography of Europe, volume 1) |
1962 | 100 | ? |
| Goldene Buch von Fußballsport, Das (The golden book of football) |
1978 | 204 | ? |
| Große Männer aus großer
Zeit (Great men from a great time) |
1915 | 100 | 250x350 |
| Großformatbilder Gruppe 1, "Kaiser und
Kaiserin" (Large format pictures group 1, Emperor and Empress) |
? | 5 | 480x680 |
| Großformatbilder Gruppe 2,
"Vaterlandsbilder" (Large format pictures group 2, Fatherland pictures) |
? | 4 | 480x680 |
| Großformatbilder Gruppe 3 | ? | 9 | 480x650 |
| Großformatbilder Gruppe 4 | ? | 2 | 480x680 |
| Großformatbilder Gruppe 5 | ? | 3 | 500x700 |
| Karnevalbilder Carnival pictures |
1939 | ? | ? |
| Märchenland zum Ausschneiden und Aufbauen (Fairy tale land to cut out and make.) |
1959 | 25 | ? |
| Mit Carl Hagenbeck auf Tierfang mit der Ufa in
der Wildnis (With Carl Hagenbeck hunting animals with Ufa¹ in the wildernis) |
1931 | 320 | ? |
| Nostalgie Postkarten (Nostalgia postcards) |
1993 | 12 | ? |
| Reise um die Welt I (Journey around the world, 1) |
1934 | 176 | ? |
| Reise um die Welt II (Journey around the world, 2) |
1936 | 204 | ? |
| Stollwerck Album 1 | 1897 | 192 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 2 | 1898 | 288 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 3 | 1899 | 360 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 4 | 1900 | 360 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 5 | 1902 | 360 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album
6, Stollwercks Tierreich (Stollwerck's animal kingdom) |
1903/4 | 216 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album
7, Aus Deutschlands Gauen (Regions of Germany) |
1904 | 216 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 8 | 1905 | 216 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 9, Es war einmal, Maerchen (Once upon a time, fairy tales) |
1906 | 216 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 10, Helden des Geistes und
vom Schwert (Heroes of mind and sword) |
1908 | 288 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 11, Das Tier im Dienste
des Menschen (Animals in mans service) |
1910 | 144 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 12, Humor in Wort und Bild
I (Humour in words and pictures 1) |
1911 | 144 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 13, Humor im Wort und Bild
II (Humour in words and pictures, 2) |
1912 | 144 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 14, Aus grosser Zeit (A glorious time) |
1913 | 144 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 15, Jungdeutschland (Young Germany) |
1915 | 144 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album 16, Der grosse Krieg (The great war) |
1916 | 144 | 48x93 |
| Stollwerck Album
17, Deutsche Herrführer (German Military leaders) |
1916 | 114 | 48x93 |
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