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Documented revival is firmer than an ancient guess

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The head and forward crest of a Gold-Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben hen.
The head and forward crest of a Gold-Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben hen. Roy Cargill · CC BY-SA 3.0 · License terms

The club identifies Kurt Fischer of Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen as a leading participant in revival work during the 1950s after severe wartime decline. It also acknowledges uncertainty about how long Spitzhaubens had existed in Appenzell. Resemblance to old paintings of another crested breed can suggest context, but it does not prove an uninterrupted Spitzhauben pedigree.

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Sources behind this article

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  1. The Poultry Club — British breed reference ↗

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