Hello,
Today, I would like to add a new "category" to my blog: the "Catalog."
In this section, I will attempt to compile a list of all the motifs I am aware of for each specific manufacturer (or a particular series). Whenever I come across new information or images, I will add them to the list.
I am kicking things off today with the French manufacturer, Fischbach.
Gustave Fischbach acquired the Silbermann printing house in Strasbourg from the son of the late Gustave Adolphe Henri Silbermann and, in 1873, began printing his own paper figures. The figures appeared on a total of ten sheets and were entirely dedicated to the French Army, depicted in the uniforms of 1872. All of the figures were drawn by Alfred Touchemolin and printed using oil-based inks (a technique that had previously been employed by Silbermann). The sheets typically measured 33 × 43 cm (for the infantry) and 50 × 35 cm (for the cavalry). The series designation, numbered from 1 to 10, was located in the upper left corner; the captions for the individual figures were printed in both German and French. The series was distributed between 1873 and 1914.
ARMÈE FRANCAISE - Französische Armee.
No.1 - INFANTERIE - Infanterie
No.2 - ZOUAVES - Zuaven
No.3 - CHASSEURS A PIED - Jäger zu Fuß
No.4 - TIRAILLEURS ALGÈRIENS - Turcos
No.5 - HUSSARDS - Husaren
No.6 - CHASSEURS A CHEVAL - Berittene Jäger
No.7 - ARTILLERIE A CHEVAL - Berittene Artillerie
No.8 - CUIRASSIERS - Kürassiere
No.9 - CHASSEURS D'AFRIQUE - Afrikanische Jäger
No.10 - SPAHIS - Spahis
