Butler Brothers Dolls 1877-1935

1911 Horsman Baby Bumps doll, 25 1911 Horsman Baby Bumps doll face

Butler Brothers Dolls 1877-1935

Butler Brothers of New York, Chicago, and other cities, was originally a mail order, importer and jobber, created by three brothers. Butler did not manufacturer dolls, instead like Sears, Montgomery Ward or JC Penney, they purchased dolls from doll makers to sell and distribute in their many stores.

Shown left is a 1911 Horsman Baby Bumps doll, 25" tall, with a composition head which is a copy of Kammer & Reinhardt's Baby doll mold 100, lightly molded painted blond hair, blue painted eyes, open mouth, stuffed jointed plush body and limbs, felt mitten like hands (earliest of the Horsman Baby Bumps dolls had paw like hands). A doll found identified in a book photo, also shows him wearing a lamb skin hat, collar and a plush wrap skirt with a leather belt, as well.

Antique Butler Dolls Identified

Butler Brothers sold 1893 Tam O'Shanter doll; solid white bonnet head, all stone bisque doll. Louis Amberg dolls, Averill dolls; Grumpy doll, Sunny Girl doll, Sunny Boy doll, American Beauty doll, American Countess doll, American Girl doll, Effanbee dolls; Mama dolls, Baby Grumpy doll, Bubbles doll, Patsy doll), Gem Toy Co Mama dolls, Gebruder Heubach Dolly Dimple doll, Ideal Flossie Flirt doll, Butler used the trade name of Marvel found under the Kestner crown and ribbon streamers on kid bodied dolls. Butler was at sometime the exclusive agent for 1916-1920 Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh dolls and 1928+ Regal Kiddie Pal dolls.

1896-1899 Favorite bisque doll heads, jointed bodies, soft limbs

1905-1907+ Our Pet china head dolls; Agnes doll, Bertha doll, Daisy doll, Dorothy doll, Edith doll, Ethel doll, Florence doll, Helen doll, Mabel doll, Marion doll by Hertwig. Model doll.

1907-1912 Matlock Patent Washable dolls, Pauline doll, Rattle Head dolls, Ruth doll.

1909 Kämpfe & Heubach Alice doll.

1910 Eskimo North Pole dolls, 9 1/2" tall, with celluloid faces, brown plush bodies, voice box, white felt mitt hands and boots

1912 Baby Betty doll, Miss Millionaire doll by Marseille

1913-1914 The Wide Awake Doll, all bisque smiling Kewpie.

1915 Baby Bud doll, Baby Catherine doll by Effanbee.

1916 Baby Petite doll

1916 all bisque Cupid doll molds 10414, 10950, 10954

1917-1918 Bathing Girl doll

1919 Tiss-Me all bisque doll by Henry Mayer

1929 Tootse doll sold at Sears.

All Rubber dolls size 4 1/2 - 10" tall, Aunt Sally doll, Aviator doll, Babbit Boy doll, Baby Bunting doll, Baby Buttercup doll, Banker's Daughter doll, Banner Kid dolls, Beatrice doll, Boudoir dolls, Buster Brown doll 11 1/2", Dorothy doll, Esther doll, Special Doll with a composition head, ABC Toy Co dolls and many other composition dolls.

In 1935 Butler Brothers ceased to offer dolls in their stores.

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Butler Brothers Dolls 1877-1935

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