Our Springerle Catalogue
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Our Springerle Catalogue
Our Springerle Catalogue For replicas made in Germany made by Dukasi international trading company 136 West Main Street Welland ON L3C 5A2 Canada Phone: 905-788-3577 E-Mail: [email protected] Our shopping carts for Springerle: Canadian customers: http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/cgi/ars_replica_canada/store/commerce.cgi US customers: http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/cgi/ars_replica_usa/store/commerce.cgi Preface: Please do not get confused by the Internet-Address. We started selling replicas of Springerle molds made by a Swiss company with the name “Ars Replica”. In the meantime they changed the name several times and we discontinued buying from them. We decided to create our own line of molds to guarantee better delivery and new designs. We found a small company in Sondershausen, Thuringia, Germany. The name of the company is “Dukasi”. Mr Siegmann the owner does the carving of the molds and the company manufactures also the replicas. We use only non hazardous and certified materials. The replicas are painted with shellac which has been approved as food save. For example this shellac is used for covering chocolates and medical pills. Care instructions: We use a non-poisonous porcelain like material for the replicas. They will break when you drop them. For that reason please be careful. We also use a paint which is food safe and resistant against the dough. However, the paint may swell if exposed too long to water. For that reason do not soak our molds in water - brush them briefly under running water and dry them. For doing so we use a cheap electrical tooth brush. Do not clean the replicas in a dishwasher! Most manufacturers of none-stick cook ware recommend similar precautions and you would never do it with wooden mold either! If small traces of dough remain in the mold after use, do not try to scratch them out by using a needle or any other sharp utensil. Please do not bake the dough in the molds. This would be a complete new practice and the mold is not made for that. Also do not use them in a micro-wave. Misuse is not covered by our warranty. How to use the molds: The best way to make Springerle is to press the mold into the dough. If the mold is very deep it may be better to press the dough into the mold. Do not use a rolling pin to press the mold into the dough. Th mold may break. Check our web site and the shown links for more information. We will always add new information. 1 What we offer: Our online catalogue which can be easily downloaded or printed shows only our own line of molds and the cook books from Olli Leeb. We will use some new categories in future in our web site after the Swiss made molds are sold. This catalogue uses already these new categories. Please understand that it is sometimes very difficult to decide to which group a mold shall be allocated. We list molds only once! Step by step we will add molds to the different categories. In order to get some feedback from you we also show sketches from molds which we plan to add. Please send us comments and suggestions for new designs. I will address some of these suggestions to Dukasi, such as adding borders etc. Please be aware that we have financial restrictions. To introduce a new design is not cheap. We will show the prices in Canadian and in US funds. (The Canadian prices include still the GST. This will change during the year afte the HST has been introduced in Ontario) Valid are always the prices in our web site. For shipping charges see also our web site. Molds which do not show prices are not yet avaialble as production molds! 2 Angels: SM0502, Flying angel with candle Design by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 2.4" US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.25 SM0500, Angel with trombone Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 3.5" US $ 21.00; Can $ 23.50 SM0505, Angel with trumpet Design by Dukasi, Size " US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.25 SM0504, Angel with Christmas tree Design by Dukasi, Size 2.0" x 2.5" US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.25 3 Architecture: Europe including Germany is rich on castles which have been built centuries ago. The state of Bavaria is blessed with castles which were built by the “mad” King Ludwig in the 19th century. “Neu Schwanstein” is one of the most well known tourist attractions and inspired Walt Disney, similar as many German fairy tales did. Before we offer this mold, we must ensure that we do not run into any legal problems. However, we already sell cookie molds which show the famous “Burg Hohenzollern”. Again check the Internet to learn more about the history of this castle which is located close to Stuttgart. Maybe you will even consider a visit when you plan a trip to Germany. There is so much to see and to do and if you act smart economical dine where the local people dine, stay in a “Pension” which is the German equivalent to a B&B, but most of the time less expensive. SM0906, Neuschwanstein Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 4" US $ ; Can $ The Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Thuringia was the place were Martin Luther translated the New Testament from Greek into German. We visited the Wartburg during one of our trips through Thuringia. Our plans are to add houses, churches, cathedrals from France, such as “Notre Dame”, the Capitol Building etc. Everything depends of how our business is doing. You can help us with that! SM0911; The Wartburg Design by Dukasi, Size 3.4" US $ 23.00; Can $ 26.00 Please visit our web site to see what we experienced during this trip. There is so much to see and to do! http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/tour_germany/thuringia.htm 4 SM0914; Burg Hohenzollern Design by Dukasi, Size 4" x 2.75" US $ 26.75 ; Can $ 30.00 SM0912; Light tower Design by Dukasi, Size 2.2" x 3" US $ 21.00 ; Can $ 23.75 SM0915, Pyramids of Gizeh Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 3.4" x 2" US $ ; Can $ The carving of the “Tempelhaus Neckarelz” was requested by another customer from Germany who allowed Dukasi to sell replicas. Just enter the name as a search term and browse the Internet. You will find helpful information even in the English language. The building is a church which is based on a castle in which “the knights of St. John” lived. The castle changed ownership a few times and the name “Tempelhaus” was first time recorded in 1581. 5 SM0916, Tempelhaus Neckarelz Design by Dukasi for another customer, Size 3" x 3.4" US $ 23.00; Can $ 25.00 Birds: SM1002; Rooster Size 2" x 2.5" US $ ; Can $ SM1001; Old owl Design by Dukasi, Size 2.25" x 2.25" US $ 21.00 ; Can $ SM1009, Dove of peace Design by Dukasi, Size 1.6" x 2" US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.50 SM1006, Penguin Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ Should we change the design and show the penguin with his baby cuddled at his feet? What do you think? Please comment also the other sketches. Many thanks for your support. SM1012, Owl and moon Design by Dukasi, Size 2.1" x 1.8" US $ 21.75; Can $ 24.50 6 One of our customers asked about a humming bird mold. My wife has such a motive in stained glass. The Dukasi proposal is based on this. I will check to avoid that we violate any copy rights. I do not know how old our “family piece” is. Our inventory of Swiss made bird molds is rapidly depleting and for that reason we want to add motifs which were selling well, such as: a turkey, a duck family, love birds, a swan, a parrot, an American eagle, a blue heron. In order to become less dependant from the Christmas season, we are experimenting also using our molds in other ways. Check our web site for our tests using ISOMALT a sugar substitute. SM1017 Humming Bird Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 1.8" x 2.3" US $ ; Can $ 7 Christmas Decorations: SM1101, Christmas tree Design by Dukasi, Size 2.1" x 1.8" US $ 23.00; Can $ 27.00 SM1106, Nutcracker Design by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 5.9" US $ 24.00; Can $ 24.25 SM1104, Ornament Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75" US $ 21.00; Can $ 23.25 8 SM1112, Frohes Fest Design by Dukasi, Size 2.5" x 1.75" US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.25 SM1122, Christmas ornament Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75" US $ 21.00; Can $ 23.25 SM1113, Merry Christmas Design by Dukasi, Size 2.5" x 1.75" US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.25 Right: Known as: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Dedicated to a German Christmas Carol from the 16th century SM1107 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Design by Dukasi, Size 3.5 “ US $ ; Can $ 9 Collages: We purchased several original molds through eBay and we offer a few of them as pre-production molds. The following molds we will add to our standard offering: SM0201 Collage Size 2" x 7.7" US $ Can $ Collages save you money and allow you to work faster. The cookies are normally smaller than from those from individual molds. As you can see most motifs show that these molds have been carved in the “old days”. “Flaws” caused by using the originals molds for many years may show up in our replicas, We will not accept any warranty claims because of that. Check the images carefully before you order! SM0202 Collage Size 2.9" x 5.4" US $; Can $ SM0204 Collage Size 2.9" x 7.6" US $; Can $ 10 SM0208 Collage Size 1.5" x 4" US $ Can $ SM0211 Collage Size 3" x 5.25" US $ Can $ SM0210 Collage Size 3" x 7.75" US $ Can $ 11 SM0213 Collage Size 4.4" x 4.4" US $ Can $ SM0214 Collage Size 3.3" x 6.5" US $ Can $ 12 Country Home: Our Swiss made replicas of this category are almost sold out. This group of molds contained many bestsellers and we must add some new motifs of our own product line. We are considering the following molds: A woman spinning, doing needle work, a grandfather clock, baking bread in a wood fired oven, farmers at lunch. Please give us suggestions, but do not expect that we can offer these molds immediately. We are still in a recession and money is always a deciding factor. The “English tea pot” was proposed by one of our good customers. It quickly became one of our best selling molds. SM0705, English tea pot Design by Dukasi, Size 2" x 2.3" US $ 20.25; Can $ 23.00 Country Living: We assume that this category will again contain most of the molds. Our selection is based on which motifs were requested in our previous product line. In addition, we listened to our customers and added new ones. Whenever we show sketches prepared by Dukasi, please comment on those by e-mail. You can also suggest new designs. We listen gladly to you. We only must ask you to be patient. To carve a detailed mold is very time consuming and the money which we can spend is limited. But so far, we are extremely happy that our own line of molds has been received very well - in North America as well as in Europe, where our partner Dukasi offers them. In the beginning we were anxious because we did not want to imitate the look of wood. The use of shellac allows much easier imprinting and also all the fine details of the hand carved wooden originals are still shown SM0801, The beekeeper Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 2.3" US $ 21.00; Can $ 23.75 SM0802, Churning Design by Dukasi, Size 2.5" US $ 21.00; Can $ 23.75 13 SM0815, Scarecrow Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ SM0803; Apple harvest Size 2.75" x 3.5"; US $ 22.00; Can $ 25.00 SM0809, Shepherdess Design by Dukasi, Size 2"; US $ 21.00; Can $ 23.75 SM0822, Stork on church roof Design proposed by Dukasi, Size ?" x ?" US $ ; Can $ SM0823, Laundry day Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ SM0824, Getting the Christmas tree Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ 14 SM0825 Shepherd scene Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ SM0826 Decorating the Christmas tree Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ SM0827 Teaching spinning Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ SM0887 Mom and dad cooking Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.4" x 3.2" US $ ; Can $ Domestic Animals: Left: SM1203 Dachshunds Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.5" x 2" US $ ; Can $ After we have sold our inventory of Swiss made mods, we will add a cow, horses, sheep, more dogs, cats and a donkey. Animals which are not considered as domestic in North America will be shown in the category “Wild Animals. This category contained many motifs which our customers loved. Our Swiss made molds are almost sold out and because Elizabeth, my wife, is a cat lover that will be at the top of the list. This may help her and her organization during fund raising events collecting money by selling Springerle or crafts. 15 Easter Decorations: SM3203, Basket with Easter eggs Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2" round US $ ; Can $ SM3200 Easter Rabbit Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2" x 3.3" US $ ; Can $ SM3204 Easter chicks Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 3.1 x 3.1" US $ ; Can $ Christian motifs will not be included in this category. SM2914 Easter bunny brings gifts Designs by Dukasi, size 1.75" x 3.15" US $ 21.00 ; Can $ 23.00 16 Fables / Fairy Tales: Many of the well known Fairy tales come from Europe. In Germany the Grimm brothers and others collected them and wrote them down. Certain stories vary from country to country or even from region to region. Walt Disney was fascinated in them and created many movies. No wonder that many North Americans believe that all the characters have been created by him. They are wrong - he made them popular and generations enjoyed his work. Later we will also will bring motifs from stories which are not so well known in North America. We have checked them and we want to provide helpful information. This can include characters from the fairy tales written by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. SM1307 Max und Moritz (by Wilhelm Busch) Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.9" x 2.3" US $ ; Can $ SM1304 Struwwelpeter Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.5" x 2.75" US $ ; Can $ SM1310 The frog prince Design by Dukasi, Size 3" x 2.25" US $ 22.25; Can $ 25.25 SM1312 The Bremen town musicians Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 2.9" US $ ; Can $ 17 SM1314 Puss in boots Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 2.9" US $ ; Can $ SM1315 Rapunzel Design proposed by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 2.9" US $ ; Can $ Little by little we want to add more motifs to this group. At this time we are thinking about a “Mermaid”, a “Stork delivering a baby”, a “Unicorn” and “Snowwhite”. For example “The frog prince” was changed two times to get approval from our customer. We want to select “Puss in boots” as the next mold to be carved for this category. Please help us with advice. All designs of our molds which are carved by Dukasi are unique and protected by “copyright”. That means you can only get them from us. SM1317 Aschenputtel (Cinderella) Design by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 2.9" US $ 22.25 ; Can $ 25.25 We will take all required legal measures when any body sells pirated copies of these replicas. We will ask Dukasi for additional proposals for the following motives: A mermaid, a stork delivering a baby, Hänsel and Gretel, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Robin Hood, Pinoccio, a unicorn, a dragon. 18 Fishing and Hunting: After we have sold all Swiss made molds related to hunting and fishing, we will expanding this category. We would be pleased if you would help us with advice. I think about a fisherman in a boat, an old fashioned fishing boat with a net. SM1400; Hunter Size 2.6" x 4.1"; US $ 23.00; Can $ 26.00 Flowers: Flower motifs have always been a favorite of our customers. The Springerle or even art work using them make great gifts the year’ round. You are not limited to the Christmas season. Some of our customers made imprints using paper maché and used those on cards. Just check our web site. We will add more suggestions. SM1501; Britain’s National Emblems Design by Dukasi, Size 3.1" US $ 22.00 ; Can $ 25.00 19 SM1510; Violet Design by Dukasi, Size 1.5 “x 2" US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.50 SM1505; Rose Size 2.6" x 3.8"; US $; Can $ SM1517; Bell flowers Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 1.5 “x 2" US $ ; Can $ SM1518; Rose Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 1.5 “x 2.75" US $ ; Can $ SM1519; Asters Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 1.5 “x 2.75" US $ ; Can $ 20 SM1521; Fleur de Lis Design by Dukasi, Size 1.75 “x 2" US $ 20.00; Can $ 22.50 SM1520; Lilly of the valley Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 1.5 “x 2.75" US $ ; Can $ Fruits: At this time we do not offer any of our own molds in this category. However, we have plans to do this. Everything depends on the growth of our business. We cannot spend money which we do not have. We want to include the following motifs step by step: a pine cone, acorns, a pineapple, sheaf of wheat, strawberries, an apple, a pear, a plum, cherries, a walnut, a cornucopia with fruits. All molds which show leaves are suitable for making Speculaas. They will be listed in this new category. Please feel free to suggest other motives. 21 Halloween: SM3300; Halloween Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 3.75 “x 4.3" US $ ; Can $ SM3302; Halloween; Design proposal by Dukasi Size 4.3 “x 4.3"; US $ ; Can $ Two of our customers asked us to show some motifs for Halloween. Halloween is slowly getting popular in Europe. When I was living in Germany I had never heard about it and please believe me we start early to have fun and as kids we loved sweets as much as other children everywhere. We never would have missed the chance to get dressed up and collect chocolates, candies and all kind of goodies. We personally like all the sketches. But please comment, because we do not want to offer anything which will not be appreciated in North America. We also believe that the “Scarecrow” is a motive suitable for Halloween. SM3302; Halloween; Design proposal by Dukasi Size 4.3 “x 4.3"; US $ ; Can 22 Hearts: SM1705; Hear with lily of the valley Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.3 “x 2.3" US $ ; Can $ SM1700; Heart with rose and two birds Design by Dukasi, Size 3.15 “x 3.15" US $ 22.00; Can $ 25.00 History: The “Luther Rose” is also known as the “Luther seal”. Martin Luther used a ring with this symbol for his letters as proof that they were actually from him. The main elements are: • the red heart • the black cross • the white rose • the golden ring Please check the Internet for detailed information. I do not want to violate any copy rights. SM1803; The Luther Rose Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75 “round US $ 22.25; Can $ 25.00 Our molds can be used for art work as well as for Springerle cookies. Hornbooks: No new designs are planned at this time. 23 Insects: SM2000; Bee Design by Dukasi, Size 3.1 “round US $ 20.50; Can $ 123.25 SM2001; Bumble bee Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 3.2 “round US $ ; Can $ Cookies with butterfly motifs look great when nicely painted with food coloring. A bestseller were also our molds showing lady bugs. SM2002; Butterfly - Monarch Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 2" US $ ; Can $ 24 Leisure Time: SM2100; Snowman with little girl Design by Dukasi, Size 3.6" round US $ 22.00; Can $ 25.00 SM2101, Skaterl Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.5" x 4" US $ ; Can $ Love: We want to add motifs about an upcoming wedding, celebration of a marriage, a baby in a cradle. Please help us with suggestions. Even a brief love poem with an appropriate motive could be added. We had a similar mold in our Swiss line of molds and people loved it - even when it was in German! Taking care of your aging parents or grand parents could be a nice motive. SM2201; Mother and daughter Design by Dukasi, Size 2.3" round US $ 20.25; Can $ 23.00 Music: Music motives were always in demand and we want to add some to our own line of molds. Please help us with your advise. We could present again certain instruments or musicians. What do you think about a mold dedicated to the well known German children’s song “die Vogelhochzeit”? 25 Nativity Scenes: SM0604; Nativity scene Design by Dukasi, Size 2.9" x 2.9" US $ 22.50; Can $ 25.00 SM0602; Nativity scene Design by Dukasi, Size 3.3" round US $ ; Can $ We hope that we will be able to add more motifs to celebrate the birth of Christ. SM0605; Nativity scene Design by Dukasi, Size 2.9" x 2.9" US $ 22.50; Can $ 25.00 Our BIC church in Welland presented this scene during a “drive through” Christmas 2008. 26 Olli Leeb: My favorite Cookies US $ 24.00 ; Can $ 24.00 US $ 24.00 ; Can $ 24.00 Olli Leeb was the person who initiated our Springerle business many years ago. We sold a great line of gifts which we imported from Europe. Table linen, cutlery, cook books, artist dolls, candles, Christmas ornaments from Thuringia, miniatures from the Erzgebirge, cuckoo clock, angora underwear, hand puppets, teddy bears - you name it. When people saw the pictures of the Springerle on Olii Leeb’s book they asked for the molds and our Springerle mold business started hand in hand with our Internet activities. Professions: So far we cannot offer any of our own replicas in this category. However, we may be able to that in the future because we are almost sold out with the molds from our previous Swiss supplier. We learned that our customers loved the different old trades which still have not disappeared. Please send us your suggestions! Religion: When Springerle became popular in Europe many Christian motives were carved. I do not know how many hours were required to create the detailed large molds in medieval times. The originals are either kept in museums or by collectors. Our friend Ken Hamilton has spent much time and money to show the English speaking world some of these treasures. For making his “edible art cookies” however, he uses replicas. Please visit his web site at: The Springerle Baker http://www.thespringerlebaker.com/index.html 27 SM2501; Peter confesses Jesus Design by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 3" US $ ; Can $ Santas: SM0403; Santa with tree Design by Dukasi, Size 4" x 2.75" US $ 20.25; Can $ 23.00 SM0400; Santa with donkey Design by Dukasi, Size 4" x 2.75" US $ 23.25; Can $ 26.00 Left SM0406 Santa with Christmas tree Size 4" x 2.75" US $ 20.25; Can $ 25.00 The cookies also make nice Christmas tree decorations. Some of our customers use food coloring and paint their Springerle. SM0404; Santa with tree Design by Dukasi, Size 2.3" x 2.3" US $ 20.00; Can $ 23.00 Please visit the web site from: One of my favorites because it is small and I love to eat many cookies. Embossed Edibles at: http://www.embossededibles. com/site/?cat=13 28 SM0412; Santa is getting ready Design by Dukasi, Size 3.3" x 2.1"; US $ 22.50; Can $ 25.50 SM0413; Santa is getting ready Design by Dukasi, Size 3.7" x 2.1"; US $ 22.50; Can $ 25.50 Sea Creatures: We still have various kinds of fish from our previous Swiss supplier. Please check our web site. We offer them for a discounted price. Nevertheless, we gladly accept any suggestions of what we should add. But please do not be impatient - it will take some time. SM2601; Starfish Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 3.1" x 3.1"; US $ ; Can $ SM2603; Seahorse Design by Dukasi, Size 2" x 3.5"; US $ 22.25; Can $ 25.50 Seasons: Unfortunately, at this time we cannot offer any molds of our own line in this section. We will start with a snow flake. 29 Speculaas: We purchased several original molds through eBay and we offer a few pre-production molds. So far no final decision has been made which ones we will keep offering. They are very big and very heavy. Dukasi has already carved various speculaas molds for other customers. We will ask them for molds with the following motifs: a windmill, a maple leaf. SM3103 Speculaas Size 4.5" x 8.4" SM3103 Speculaas Size 4.5" x 8.4" 30 Travel: SM2801; American locomotive Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 2.25"; US $ ; Can $ SM2806; Amish buggy Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.9" x 2.25"; US $ ; Can $ SM2807; Ford T (Tin Lizzie) Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 2.25"; US $ ; Can $ SM2808; Harley Davidson Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 3.7" x 2.1"; US $ ; Can $ 31 Wild Animals: SM2807; Ford T (Tin Lizzie) Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 2.25"; US $ ; Can $ SM2807; Ford T (Tin Lizzie) Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 2.25"; US $ ; Can $ SM2901; Hedgehog family Design by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 1.75"; US $ 21.75; Can $ 24.00 SM2905; Reeindeer standing Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.75" x 2.5"; US $ ; Can $ SM2908; Giraffes Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 1.5" x 2"; US $ ; Can $ SM2909; Dromedary Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 1.5" x 2"; US $ ; Can $ SM2910; Elephants Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.1" x 2.1"; US $ ; Can $ SM2919; Hedgehog Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.9" x 1.75"; US $ ; Can $ We love all these proposals and it will be hard for us to decide which ones we can order. 32 Please send us your comments and suggestions. But please be aware that the carving of our Springerle cookie molds is all done by hand. No routers or computer controlled machinery is used. You will find detailed information about this time consuming process in our web site. Many hours are required to create an original mold. In addition, for the casting of the replicas a bubble free silicone mold is required which can only be used for a limited number of castings. SM2922; Chipmonks Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 4.5" x 1.75"; US $ ; Can $ Wine: SM3005; Grapes Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2" x 2"; US $ ; Can $ SM3001; Grapes Design proposal by Dukasi, Size 2.3" round; US $ ; Can $ Zodiac: At this time we do not have any plans to offer new molds in this category. 33