Technofix toys

Gebrüder Einfalt | GE | Technofix history

Nuremberg, Germany, 1922 to 1977, founded by Georg and Johann Einfalt.

Oversized penny toys, comic and erratic action tin wind-ups. Prior to 1930s, toys can be identified by the initials "G.E" or "G.E.N.".

The brothers Einfalt continued to produce tin toys in the west under the name of 'Technofix' and many of their toys were marked 'Made in the U.S. Zone Germany'. The tin toys produced by Einfalt and others in this period reflected the technical and scientific advances. As toy cars had replaced horsedrawn ones, new toys appeared that reflected interests in space technology, land-speed records and new car designs.

The industry found it had to respond quickly to these changes and new models were designed and manufactured quickly and cheaply. One of the results was the replacement of clockwork and mechanisms with cheaper friction motors.