Schuco Donald Duck Hand Sample Prototype Pre-War (73530)

An extraordinary historical artifact from Schuco's factory history: Prototype of the first Donald Duck model from the pre-war period .
This piece was never mass-produced – it is an absolutely unique one-of-a-kind item , and there is guaranteed to be no other like it in this form.

Manufactured in the Schuco factory of the 1930s, this prototype already shows the next step in development – almost the final version of the Donald that would later be produced:

• with real feet and body , bearing the Schuco logo ,

• movable arms with drumsticks and drum ,

• fully finished head with tin hat , this time not open,

• original hand-painted, in very good condition,

• Body made of mass , height approx. 14 cm.

This figure impressively documents how close Schuco already was to production readiness – and what design precision has gone into the product design.

The story behind this prototype makes it even more significant: As part of a collector's estate sale, we were able to acquire this unique set of 4 prototypes . These are heirlooms of a former Schuco employee who worked in product design in the 1930s – including for the later legendary Donald Duck models.

This object combines historical authenticity, documented origin and absolute uniqueness . A piece of museum quality that will delight not only collectors, but also lovers of Schuco's company history.