What brand are these ?

First let me make it clear : I do not know ANYTHING at all about the old elastolin etc.

So to learn something, this evening I have looked through some of the stuff here. Fantastic figueres , adorable !!!!

Then I remembered that many years ago I found some toy animals in a Red Croos second hand shop. And surprise, they were still lying in the little box where I put them, buried in cotton wool.

They are NOT gems, they are awful, cracked, paint missing, ears off etc. The 1/2 Euro or so, that I payed, was probably more than they are worth. But they are cute

Can anyone tell me what they are, brand app age, anything ?

These are very light. The legs are wood (looks like matches) covered with some material
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The rest have metal in the legs, which (unfortunately) is easy to see
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I think they are lovely I have no idea for sure, but to me the ones in the second and third pics look like Lineol.

Thank you Harriet
Somehow it does not surprise me that you understand why I love these old, ugly toys

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I don't know the name of the company and the age of such critters but I know they also made wild animals with those matche's legs

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The giraffe calf is a Lineol made from 1932 until 1940
The deer is a Lineol made from 1938 until 1960

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Both are Lineol made from 1935 until 1940

Thank you Kikinalou

The cat might be a Hausser Elastolin or maybe a Tipple-Topple then from Austria, but i am not sure.
The Lineols have more deetail and quality normally, and the Haussers and T.T's are a little bit more rough in deetail...