The carver's expertise is evident in the realistically rendered fur of this bear carved from Swiss pine wood. In order to safely guide the blade, the carver's thumb rested on the wood, while the hand made sweeping movements, which allowed the surface to be modelled quickly. Wood carvers from Gröden were considered to be extremely swift in their technique.

Animal motifs like this reclining cow made from unvarnished arolla pine wood were carved mainly in Villnöß during the 19th century and up to the First World War. A range of animals were depicted: exotic beasts from Noah's Ark, yet there were also examples of local animals, mostly characteristic of Alpine romanticism.

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. 

Mobile fish, red elephants, ducks to tow: designers from Italy and German were always developing new motifs commissioned by SEVI. New technology allowed the expansion of the product range and materials, too. This is how SEVI had the whole children's toy area covered. Yet the products still kept their originality and had artistic impact.

Pulling toys like these fighting goats were called 'tica-taca' in the Ladin language. In its heyday before 1914, the Gröden range comprised up to 500 articles, including dolls, horses, carts, waggon, hampelmans, marble games, tightrope walking toys, acrobats and all kinds of figurines. There was no protection of designs, and items could be copied by other producers. 

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.

After jointed dolls, carved animals were the most important items in the Gröden range. Most of these were horses: rocking horses, draft horses for all sorts of carts and horses on wheels. These horses were painted and delivered in all sizes: from little toy figurines to ones that children could sit on.