A bookmark featuring M.K. Perker’s “Captain Köpenick” toy, exhibited at the Istanbul Toy Museum, rendered in his signature style.

The Story of the Toy: The story of Captain Köpenick is as follows: a captain named Wilhelm Voight saw a soldier from the Mangal army on the road, attached a bundle to his back, and entered the Köpenick Town Hall in Berlin in 1906. After taking 4,000 marks from the cash register and disappearing, it was discovered that Voight was not a soldier but a con artist. Following this intriguing swindle in German history, Lehmann toys produced Wilhelm Voight’s toy under the name “Captain Köpenick.”

Product Dimensions: 18x6cm

Material: Paper