These pecking hens show that artisan production goes to make up a lot of the value and appeal of wooden toys. When large factories started to manufacture toys cheaply, prices for hand-made toys wooden toys decreased, and Gröden producers struggled financially. This is another reason why, after 1870, production gradually turned to wood carving and sacred items coinciding with the foundation of the art school. 

Pendulum toys were produced from the end of the 19th century to the start of the 20th century. This toy cow lowers its head to the trough when the pendulum swings, while the calf lifts its head up to drink milk. The wooden ball was produced on the lathe by making balls shaped like on a string of pearls and then separating them from each other. In 1877, there were 300 foot-powered and 60 water-powered lathes in Gröden.