Detoa, a company with traditions dating back to 1908, is a Czech company and one of the few manufacturers that produces traditional wooden toys not only in the Czech Republic, but also in Europe.
Detoa has a tradition of over 100 years of producing wooden and bead toys, located in the Jizerské hory in DETOA Albrechtice s.r.o. Czech Republic. The first products were sold to customers around 1895. But the rapid development came after 1.1.1908. That was when the owner Johann Schwanek built a modern factory, which quickly became one of the best and first manufacturers of wooden and bead toys in the world. Around 1920, the company was already exporting its goods under the name "Schwanek" to countries around the world. Since 1945, the company's name has been changed to TOFA Albrechtice,
Inside the company there is a toy production museum that delve into the secrets of wooden toy production. An interactive tour will take you through a production with more than 100 years of tradition. You will see with your own eyes historical machines, period toys and current production. Museum and production tours are only possible with a guide. A fascinating presentation will introduce you to specific production technologies on machines from the 1920s - 1960s.