Offered for sale is a RARE and hard to find U. Zone TMK1 Crown Mark Merry Wanderer HUM # 11/0 with BOTTOM EYE LASHES. Occupied Zone is where Hummels were manufactured during WWII after Hitler’s regime shut down the Goebel factory and commanded them to manufacture porcelain components for radios in support of the war effort. On the quartered base underside is printed’U. Zone Germany’ in the top left quadrant, an incised crown mark in the lower left quadrant, mold number 11/0 in the lower right quadrant, and 49 4.9 in the upper right quadrant. This tells us the piece was painted by a master painter on September 4,1949 (Europeans write the dates with the day first, then the month; opposite of how we write it in the US). Look closely and you’ll notice the first digit that looks like a 9 is actually a 4 since that digit is open at the top. Though WWII ended in 1945, the. United States, along with other Allied forces, formally ended their military occupation of West Germany on May 5, 1955, when they declared an end to the occupation. They also continued some level of Hummel manufacturing in the U. Zone well after the war ended. This figurine was molded by master sculptor Arthur Möeller in 1935. It depicts a happy-go-lucky boy with a travel bag in his left hand, and an umbrella on his right shoulder, setting out to make his mark in the world; which he most certainly did. He is one of the most beloved Hummel figurines of all time. As you know, there are very few surviving TMK1 U. Zone Hummels, that’s why they are so highly sought after. Don’t miss out on this near mint Hummel offering. Please review all pictures as they are an integral part of the description. Comes from a smoke free and no-pets home.