Maple & Rubber Teether

Barcode 2040100009020

Location: Saxony, Germany

Untreated maple ring with a natural rubber bead.

Journey

Natural rubber, Kalutara (Sri Lanka)
Latex is tapped at dawn and dried into crepe rubber for our teethers.
Beech forest, Thuringia
Single trees are selected and felled in winter by the forest owners' association.
Turning and painting in Seiffen
Turned on the lathe, sanded by hand and painted with water-based colours.
Safety testing
Samples from every batch are tested for small parts, sharp edges and paint migration.