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Here
are some markings and numbers found on composition dolls made between
1899 - 1949. The early composition doll's are made from glue, glycerin,
zinc oxide & Japanese wax and are heavy and dense, the coloring
can be almost white, gray or brown. Each manufacturer kept their
exact "recipe" a secret. When the doll dried, it often was
dipped into a pink tinted glue composition which was a thin layer (but
not all dolls have this). Then the doll was airbrushed
with oil paint. By 1916 or so the manufacturers began using
ground-up sawdust, also called "wood flour", which made a
much lighter doll. Now a "hot press method" could be
used, and the dolls dried even quicker, so production of the dolls was
increased.
Many dolls are unmarked, but luckily some
have a marking to identify the manufacturer.
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A
-
A
- Averill, Ideal
ABC - A.B.C. Doll Shop by
A.B. Cole, John & Lucinda McCourt
A.B.C. Toys - A.B.C. Toy Co.
ABD Co. - American Bisque Doll Co.
A.C.
or A.D.C. - American Character Doll Co.
Acme
Toy
or Toyshop - Acme Toy Co.
ACO, Inc. - Averill
A.D.C. - American Doll Co.
A.D.
Co. - American Doll and Toy Co., Aetna Doll Co.
A.D.
CO - Madame Alexander Doll Co.
A.D.C.
inside an acorn, American Made - Acorn Doll Co.
A.D.T.
- Atlas Doll Co.
AGD - Allied Grand Doll Mfg. Co.
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A
- continued
A.M.
- Armand Marseille (German), American Character, American Doll Co.,
Averill DOLL Mfg. Co.
A.M.
© Co. or A.M. Co. - Averill Manufacturing
AM.
Doll CO. - American Doll Co.
Alex
or Alexander - Alexander Doll Co.
Amer.
Char. or Am. Char. - American Character Doll Co.
Amfelt
- Louis Amberg, George Borgfeldt
An
Angel picture - F. M. Schilling
Anne Shirley - Effanbee
A. P.
- Les Artas du Papier (France)
ARCY - Arcy Toy Manufacturing Co.
Art Craft USA in an oval - 1918-1920 ArtCraft
Toy Products Co.,
in
1921 the name changed to ArtCraft Playthings Corp.
AX
- Madame. Alexander Doll Co., Mollye |
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B
-
B
& B - Baker & Bennett Co.
B.D.C.
- Bester Doll Co.
Baby Hendren - Averill Doll mfg. Co.
Baby Petite - American Character Doll Co.
Baby
Sandy - Ralph A. Freundlich Co.
Bottletot - American Character Doll Co.
BRISTOL'S UNBREAKABLE DOLL/ 273 HIGH St. PROVIDENCE,
RI. - Emma L. Bristol Doll Co. |
C
-
C.D.
- Century Doll Co., also called Doll Corp of America
C.P.M.
- Peris Charles Mfg. Co. (British)
Campbell
Kids - American Character, Horsman
CAPO
- Nonbreakable Toy Co.
© By Grace Corry
- Averill Doll Mfg. Co. (Little Brother & Sister) |
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D
-
D. P.
- Dora Petzold
D
& C - DeeanCee Co. (Canada)
D.T.C.
or D.T.M.C. - Dominion Toy Mfg. (Canada)
D.V.
or Dee Vee - David & Voesch Doll Co.
Darling
- Irwin Doll Co.
Dapper
Dancing Dolls - S & H Novelty Doll Co.
DECO
- Effanbee Doll Co.
DEEanCee
- Dee & Cee Toy Co. (Canada)
Des.
Pat. 8-24-15/1914/Kate Silverman/© - Maiden Toy co.
Doll Corp. of America - also known as Century
Doll Co.
Dolly
Dimple/Liverpool - Nunn & Sneed (British)
Domec
- DOMEC Toy Co., merged with Century Doll Co, & then became Doll Corp. of America
Dream Baby - Arranbee Doll Co.
Dura
- H. Joseph Levin (German) |
E -
Eagle Doll - Eagle Doll company
E.D.M.A.
- European Doll Mfg. Co. Inc.
E. G.
- Eugene Goldberger, Eegee
E. I. H.
or E. I. H.©1910
- Horsman (plus other year
numbers)
E.I.H.© A.D.C°. -
Horsman, American Doll & Toy Co./Aetna Doll Co.
EICO
- Coheb & Sons
Elektra T. N. C. NY. -
Elektra Toy & Novelty Co
ET & N Co. or E. T. & N Co - Elektra Toy &
Novelty Co.
Ellar
- Ellar Novelty Co.
EM & S - Gebruder Metzler & Orloff (German)
ETAN Co. N.Y. - Elektra
Toy & Novelty Co
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F
-
F.A.D.F.
- American Doll and Toy Co/Aetna Doll Co. Fam
- Fam Doll Co. Famlee
- Berwick Doll Co, European Doll Mfg. Co.
FanB - Effanbee
FB or F & B - Effanbee Doll Co.
F. + B. - N.Y. co - Effanbee Doll Co. F.D.P. Co.
- Federal Doll Mfg. Co. Fiberoid
- Fiberoid Doll Products, Alexander Doll Co, + others Florentine/Toronto
- Florentine Statuary Co. (Canada)
Fly-Lo Copyright G. S. Putnam - dist. by George
Borgfeldt Freeman
Toy/Toronto - Freeman Toy Co. (Canada) |
G
-
G. B.
- George Borgfeldt
GEM 401 - Gem Toy Company
Genuine Madame Hendren Doll - (ink stamp on
body) Averill
Georgene Baby - Averill Mfg. Co.
G. G. Drayton © - (Dolly, Bobby & Sis) Averill Mfg.
Doll Co.
© Grace Storey Putnam - (Bye-Lo Baby) various
distributors
GTC
- Giltoy Co. (Canada)
Gisela
- Personality Doll (Spain)
GOLD DOLL - Egee also known as Eugene Goldberger
Doll Co. |
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H -
Harriet © Flanders - Averill
Doll Mfg. Co. (Little Cherub)
H.B.
or H.B.C. - Hudson Bay Company (Canada)
H © C. - Horsman
H © Co. - Horsman
H. C. Q. - Mfg. unknown, some dolls distributed by
Averill
Hollywood Doll - Hollywood Doll Mfg. Co.
Honey Child - American Doll Co.
Hotsy
Totsy - Gerling Toy Co.
Hug
Me or Hug-Me - Gem Toy Co., Regal Doll Mfg.
HW - Heinrich Handwerck (German) |
I
-
ISCO
- Indestructible Specialties Co.
IT
- Louis Amberg & Son, Horsman
J
-
JK - Jacobs & Kassler Hitz (German)
Jedco
- Jeanette Doll Co.
Just-Lyke
- Natural Doll co. |
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K
-
K.
& K. - K & K Toy Co., dist. by George Borgfeldt
Kanko
- Albert Kahn & Co.
Keeneye
- Victor Keney
Kewpie - Cameo Doll Co., by artist Rosie O'Neill
Kewtie, Kewty
- Arranbee
Kiddiejoy
- Jacobs & Kassler Hitz (German)
Kiddie
Pal or Kinky - Regal Doll Mfg. Co.
Kiddykin
- Charles Perls Mfg. Co.
Kurly Head - Arranbee Doll Co. |
L
-
L. A.
& S. - Louis Amberg & Son
L. A. S. - Louis Amberg & Son
Lambkins, © Lambkins - Effanbee
L. C.
- Laurie Cohen (Australia)
Lifelike
- Maxine Doll Co.
Lil
Sis - Toy Products Mfg. Co.
L. S. & S. - Louis Amberg & Son
LYF-LYK Doll - Averill Mfg. Co.
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M
-
M 16
- Louis Amberg & Son, George BorgfeldtMadame Alexander - Alexander Doll Co.
Madame Hendren - Averill Mfg. Co. trade name
Mae Starr Doll - Effanbee
M.B.C.
- Beehler Arts Doll Co.
M.D.C.,
MD & T C NY
- Modern Doll Co.
METRO CO., METRO DOLL - Metropolitan Toy & Doll
Company
M
& S Superior - Cuno & Otto Dressel (German)
M.T.C.
or M.T. Co. - Modern Toy Co.
M.V.D.
- Moo-V-Doll Mfg. Co. |
N
-
N.D.
or N.D. c - Modern Doll Co.
N.D.
or N.D. Co./© - Natural Doll Co or National Doll Co.
N.T.I.
- Nottingham Doll Mfg. Co. (British)
NAJO
- National Joint Limb Doll Co.
Nancy - Arranbee Doll Co.
Nenco
- New Era Novelty Co.
The Mary Hoyer Doll - Mary Hoyer Doll Co.
Nibur
inside a diamond - Nibur Novelty Co.
Nunsuch
- Numm & Smeed (British)
Nutoi
in a diamond & Made/in U.S.A./Newbisc - New Toy Mfg. Co. |
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O
-
Oteecee
- Original Toy Co.
P
-
P.P.
or P.P.N.Z. - Made in New Zealand
Pat.
Appld. - Horsman, Lu Jon Colored Doll Co., (Twist Body Doll)
Patent In The USA, Other Patents Pending, Patents
Applied For In Other Countries - Coleman Walking Doll
Patent Pending - Effanbee Perfect/Made
in Canada - Perfect Doll Co. (Canada) Petite,
A Petite Doll, Petite Sally
- American Character Doll Co. Phyllis
- Bouton Woolf Co.
PL - Natural Doll Co., Inc
Playmate
- George Borgfeldt Princess
- Unbreakable Doll Co.
Princess Elizabeth - Alexander Doll Co. Pullan
- Earle Pullan Doll Co. (Canada) |
Q - (no
markings known)
Quan Quan of California - dolls are
usually unmarked.
R -
R-B
Dolls - Barron Reisman
R
& B - Arranbee
R.B.
& L. - Roth, Baitz & Pipsitz
Regal
- Regal Toy of Canada
Reliable/Canada
or Reliable Made in Canada - Reliable Toy Co. (Canada)
RFL (inside a 3 leaf clover) - found on some
dolls by Averill Co.
Ritze
- Natural Doll Co.
R.T. Mfg. Co. - distributed by Averill
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S -
SD - Standard Doll Company
S
& Co. - David & Voetsch
S.K.
Novelty - S. Kirsch & Co.
S.T.
- Shirley Temple made in Japan
Sally
Petite - American Character
Sayco
- Schoen & Yondorf Doll Co.
Seco
- Strauss, Eckhardt & Co.
Sico
& Sicora - Loffler & Dill
Steha
- Hermann Steiner
Sugar Baby - Effanbee
Sunshine
Line - Vogue, Sears Roebuck
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T -
T & P Co. -
Toy Products Mfg. Co.
T.S.
- The Toy Shop
T-23
- Ideal
TS
131 - Louis Amberg & Son
TTT - Tip Top Toy Co.
Toodles
- Atlas Doll Co., Vogue Doll Co.
Tootsie - dist. by Butler Brothers
Toy
Company - Acme Toy Co.
Toy
Products/Mfdg. Co. - Toy Products Mfg. Co.
Trion
- Trion Toy Co., some dolls were distributed by
Averill
Trulie
- Permolin Products
Tum
Tum - Fleming Doll Co.
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U
-
U.S.A.
- Averill, Effanbee, Ideal
Uneeda
- Uneeda Doll Co.
Unis
- S.F.B.J. = Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés &
Jouets (France)
V -
V.K.
- Vera Kent (Australia)
W -
W.D.
- Walt Disney
WK/IN & WKS - Victor Keney - boudoir dolls -
Keeneye
W.M.D.C.
- Well Made Doll Co.
W.O.L.
- Minerva, Giltoy (Canada)
"We"
Dolls - Toy Products Mfg. Co. |
X
-
X
in a circle - Arranbee, Alexander, American Character + others
Y -
Yankee
Doll - Mitred Box Co.
Z -
Zaiden - Colonial Toy Mfg. |
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Composition Dolls marked with a
Number |
usually found on the
neck or back |
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7c - Effanbee
13
- Arranbee, Ideal Doll & Toys, Madame Alexander & Vogue
15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24 - Ideal Doll & Toys
- 18 - Arranbee (Taffy), minus sign + 18
16
- George Borgfeldt
24
- Effanbee (Baby Huggins)
27c - thought to be Effanbee
34 - Averill/Madame Hendren, Effanbee (Grumpy)
50
- Armand Marseille (German)
52 - Effanbee
54 - Effanbee
56 + DECO - Effanbee
70 - Effanbee, (Betty Bounce & Tiny Tad)
72 - Averill/Madame Hendren
104 - Effanbee (Smiling Grumpy) 105
- Effanbee (Baby Grumpy)
106 (backward) - Effanbee (Aunt Dinah)
108 - Effanbee, (Smiling Grumpy)
124N - Effanbee 131
- Alexander Doll Co. 144
- Effanbee (Baby Bright Eyes), Kammer & Reinhardt (My Darling)
German |
152, 156, 156 - Effanbee, (Johnny Jones) 1915
162
- Effanbee, (Pouting Bess) 166
- Effanbee (Pouting Bess)
172
- Effanbee (Baby Grumpy & Baby Snowball) 174
- Effanbee (Baby Grumpy)
201
-
Effanbee
277 - Century Doll Co.
281 - Century Doll Co.
301
- S.F.B.J. = Société Française de
Fabrication de Bébés & Jouets (France) composition doll
303 - Effanbee
334
- Effanbee, Käthe Kruse (German)
364 - Effanbee (Billy Boy) 1915
400
- Armand Marseille (German)
455 - Effanbee
462
- Effanbee (Miss Coquette)
494 - Louis Amberg & son (Pouty Pets)
542
- Armand Marseille (German)
784 - Louis Amberg & Son (Boy Doll)
802 - thought to be Effanbee 803
- Kammer & Reinhardt (German) composition
doll 1124
- Bester Doll Co. |
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