Albert Bruckner Dolls 1901-1930

Albert Bruckner Dolls 1901-1930

Albert Bruckner of New York City, NY USA manufactured cloth mask faced dolls from 1901-1930. He was by trade a lithographer, while watching a friend work on a rag doll, he conceived the idea of embossing the features on with a mask. He patented the idea in 1901 and established a full line of rag dolls using this method.

Some of Bruckner's dolls were sold as part of Horsman's Babyland Rag Doll series. They made both white and black rag dolls and also topsy-turvy dolls, which when turned upside down, an entirely different doll is displayed and the clothing or skirt would cover the torso and head of the other doll.

By at least 1925 the successors to Albert Bruckner were Albert Brückner's Sons, who then began to sell Mama dolls to the general trade.

1904 Albert Bruckner made for Horsman, Babyland Rag Doll, 13"

Additional Albert Bruckner dolls not shown

1904-1920 Cloth doll, (doll shown above right) 13" tall, dolls are marked Genuine Babyland Trade Mark or unmarked. Some may have the date printed on the lower edge of the head portion, PAT'D JULY 8th 1901, we believe these were made by Albert Brückner for Horsman.

1925-1930 Mama dolls, 13-28" tall, composition head and limbs or partial limbs, cloth body possibly with cloth upper limbs, wigged, sleep eyes, open or closed mouth. While ads for Mama dolls have been found for Bruckner's, no doll has been positively identified as a Bruckner made doll, which leads one to conclude, the dolls are likely unmarked.

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Albert Bruckner Dolls 1901-1930

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