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The Century Doll Company of New York made bisque & composition dolls
from 1909-1930's. Max Scheuer the founder retired in 1926 and his
sons continued the business until 1929 when they merged with the Domec
Toy Company and were then known as the Doll Corporation of America.
They are probably best known for their
Bye-Lo type bisque character Babies with Kestner made bisque
heads. Some other doll names were: Babette, Baby Shirley,
Barbara, Blue Eyes, Brown Skin Dolls, Darky Doll, Mastercraft Dolls,
Sweetums & The Century Doll. Below are some of Century's doll's we have found:
| ca. 1921 + Romper
Boy, 13" tall, composition shoulder head & limbs,
cloth body, molded & painted hair, painted eyes, closed
mouth, marked: Century Doll Co/1021 Made/by Grace Corey. |
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ca. 1921 + Romper
Boy, 13"
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| ca. 1920's Mama
Dolls, 10-30 " tall, all composition shoulder head
& limbs, cloth body, painted molded hair, tin sleep eyes, open
mouth. Usually marked: Century Doll Co NY.
Doll head shown is marked on
the shoulder plate Chuckles/Century Doll Co.
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ca
1927 Chuckles, 19" |
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1925 Character
Baby - Bye-Lo type, 10- 22" tall, bisque head on cloth body with composition
hands. sleep eyes, closed mouth, usually marked: Century Doll
Co/Kestner German. Some markings may have a K
inside a diamond above the Century Doll Co.
Some may also use
the mold mark of 277. |
1925
Bye-Lo type, 12" |
| 1925 Character
Baby - Bye-Lo type, 14 or 22" tall, bisque head on cloth body with
composition limbs. sleep eyes, open mouth, usually marked: Century
Doll Co/Kestner German. Some markings may have a K
inside a diamond above the Century Doll Co.
Some may also use the mold mark
of 281.
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1925
Bye-Lo type, 19" |
| 1928
Pudgy Peggy, 14" tall, composition shoulder head
& limbs, cloth body, molded painted hair with hair loop
for a bow, sleep eyes, closed mouth, has a crier, marked: Pudgy
Peggy/Century Doll Co. |
1928
Pudgie Peggy, 14" |
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