Maker record
Hoch & Beckmann
Hoch & Beckmann was a Nuremberg, Germany, maker of tinplate toys active from around 1890 until about 1959. Its products included simple toys distributed through local wholesalers, among them Moses Kohnstam. The firm made mechanical amusement toys and small vehicles, including merry-go-rounds, bumper cars, motorcycles and aeroplanes. Examples carried the HB or HOBE trademark, although some bore the wholesaler’s mark instead. Later vehicles included rubber tyres.
- Founded
- 1900
- Countries
- Germany
- Locations
- Germany
- Founders
- Franz Hoch, Johann Beckmann
The story of Hoch & Beckmann
Hoch & Beckmann was a toy manufacturer in Nuremberg, Germany, established around 1890. The firm made tinplate toys and sold them through local wholesalers, including Moses Kohnstam; some products carried a wholesaler’s mark rather than the maker’s own. Its trademarks included HB and HOBE.
The range included merry-go-rounds, bumper cars, motorcycles and aeroplanes. Later vehicles had rubber tyres. The firm supplied simple toys, and production ended around 1959.