Schtockschnitzler Simmons - Artist Info

About Schtockschnitzler Simmons

  • Biography

    Simmons was a German immigrant active in Berks County, Pennsylvania 1885-1910. He is known only by his nicknames, "Schtockschnitzler" (cane carver) and "der alt" (the old man).

    He is known to have travelled from town to town with a pack of canes on his back, the handles terminating in birds. He is also known for carving birds from bedposts and for his masterpiece bird trees.

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