Dregeno is the abbreviation for the cooperative of the Drechsler, sculptors, wood and play goods manufacturer Seiffen. The Dregeno Seiffen is a combination of erzgebirgischen crafts enterprises. They are predominantly in the toy village Seiffen and environment at home; in the midst of the ore mountains designated as "German Weihnachtsland".

Dregeno has on the one hand a meaning as label name for many typically erzgebirgische Holzspielzeuge: Adventspyramiden, smoking male, Nussknacker, wood figures (angel, mountain men etc.) and light elbows.

In addition singular talents relating to crafts could to be received and developed further as to maturing deer and the splinter tree stinging under the roof of the Dregeno. For this its own training centre was created, which now already exists for over 70 years. The Dregeno in the sense of a cooperative received the self-sufficiency of the individual enterprises and made resemble timely a purchasing and operation possible of expensive mechanisms for the community.

The history of the wood toy production in the ore mountains and the formation of cooperatives is closely linked with the regional basic conditions. The ore mountains were many centuries a landscape, which could nourish the native population only with difficulty. Long and hard winters limited the agriculture, the region were only very badly verkehrlich opened and the dangerous ore mining industry could only the young and strong men with work supply. From the emergency the wood toy manufacturing developed as important source of supplementary income. Despite Kinderarbeit and long work times earnings/services were very small and besides by the buying up dealers were often continued to diminish. The formation of unions and comrade sheep (like e.g. the Dregeno) was thus the result, in order to secure a minimum of incomes.

The Dregeno had also in the selling of accessories for model railways a name. In the fifties by the workshop plow hatchet from Seiffen of stations, platforms, signal towers and other course buildings for the track widths 00 and S in a regional-typical timber construction method were manufactured. Likewise with collecting tanks much admit and are desired the small vehicles, fire-brigades and carts from wood with the wire wheels. In addition small wood figures come - in a simple gedrechselten form with smooth face and in a carved form with recognizable nose On the basis certain characteristics, colors and stamps the experienced collecting tank can recognize the manufacturer place.

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