German Papier Mache Large Krampus with Sack of Coal for Krampusnacht

Those vintage papier mache candy containers and other decorations that your grandparents and great-grandparents pulled out of the closet each Hallowe'en and Christmas back in the 1920s and 30s were most likely made by the Ino Schaller Company, a small family-owned company based in Bavaria. They began making hand-molded, hand painted papier mache decorations for the holidays in 1894. Nearly 130 years later, the family business is now in its fourth generation, and their work is more collectible than ever. If you love a vintage feel for your Hallowe'en and Christmas decorating, Ino Schaller decorations are right up your alley. And this one is for Krampusnacht, which comes each year on the 5th of December, on the Eve of the Feast of St. Nicholas. Who is Krampus? Well, in Germany and Austria and the Netherlands and other such places in Northern Europe, St. Nicholas's Day on the 6th of December is a very big deal. The evening before is St. Nicholas's Eve, when the good saint travels the land