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A Dymkovo toy. Dymkovo toys, also known as the Vyatka toys or Kirov toys (Дымковская игрушка, вятская игрушка, кировская игрушка in Russian) are moulded painted clay figures of people and animals (sometimes in the form of a pennywhistle).
The name DUKW comes from General Motors Corporation model nomenclature: [6]. D, 1942 production series; U, Utility; K, all wheel drive; W, tandem rear axles, both driven; Decades later, the designation was explained erroneously by writers such as Donald Clarke, who wrote in 1978 that it was an initialism for "Duplex Universal Karrier, Wheeled".
The factory closed in 2002 and the brand John Beswick was sold in 2004. The pottery was chiefly known for producing high-quality porcelain figurines such as farm animals and Beatrix Potter characters and have become highly sought in the collectables market. Pronunciation of Beswick is as at reads, Bes-wick.
Highest listing price on eBay: $1,100 This Swarovski hummingbird figurine is a rare and stunning piece, released exclusively in the U.S. and Canada between 1985 and 1988.
The former Air Ministry building in Berlin, then named 'House of the DWK', was the seat of the German Economic Commission (DWK). The title above the pillars is Deutsche Wirtschaftskommission. Above this the DWK logo and a banner with the title 'The Two-Year Plan secures our future' can be seen.
DKW (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen, English: "steam-powered car"; the same initials later also used for Deutsche Kinder-Wagen, English: "German children's car"; Das Kleine Wunder, English: "the little wonder"; and Des Knaben Wunsch English: "the boy's wish") was a German car- and motorcycle-marque.