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The next step – a change of generations
In 1938, Edwin Mieg built his own factory at Hardtstraße 21 in Schwenningen am Neckar. The ever-growing demand for TIPP-KICK games allowed for this investment. The zinc kickers could now be cast in his own factory.
Edwin Mieg died in 1948, and his sons Peter and Hansjörg Mieg took over the company. The game remained unchanged into the 1950s. The World Cup year 1954 was a breakthrough year for TIPP-KICK.
Peter Mieg, together with his committed operational manager Franz Rusch, developed the falling goalkeeper, “Toni.” This goalkeeper – unchanged until today – is made of plastic and can fall left or right at the touch of a button.
180,000 games were sold in Germany alone in the year of the World Cup win.