In 1928, Christian Ulbricht's father founded the company "Otto Ulbricht - Werkstätten für feine Holzarbeiten und Spielwaren ("Workshops for fine wooden crafts and toys").
His success was built on his entrepreneurial skills and a remarkable inventiveness. His award: A gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 for his designs of children's room clocks and a group of Kurrende singers.
The end of the company came with the Second World War and the subsequent expropriation by the communist government. Otto Ulbricht decided to flee to West Germany with his family. In the village of Lauingen on the Danube River he re-established his company.
