For many years 'Black Forest' carvings were thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest, but it has been established beyond all doubt that they w... » 

For many years 'Black Forest' carvings were thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest, but it has been established beyond all doubt that they were the province of the Swiss. From humble beginnings as a cottage industry in the 1800s it grew, by the turn of the 20th century, to become the industrial driving force of a community. «