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George Borgfeldt &
Company was located in New York (1881-1950's) and was an importer and
assembler of dolls for the American and Canadian doll markets (in
other words they did not manufacturer their own dolls). They
held the distributing rights to many dolls from European manufacturers
such as: Buschow & Beck, Handwerck, Käthe Krause, Kammer
& Reinhardt, Kestner, Armand Marseille, and Steiff. They also distributed
American dolls for; Aetna Doll Company, Georgene Averill, Sol Bergfeld
& Son, Dreamland Doll, Cameo Doll Company and K & K Toy. Some
dolls distributed by this company may have a "G. B."
marking on them, others will not and have only the marking from
the manufacturer.
Many trademarks were registered by the
George Borgfeldt company, some are: Alma, 1925 Baby Bo-Kaye (designed
by Joseph L. Kallus) 1926 Bonnie Babe, Lilly, Snookum, Celebrate, Uwanta, Juno (with a tin shoulder head), Floradora,
Kidlyne, My Playmate, My Dearie, Pansy, Little Bright Eyes, My Girl, Happifat, Cudist, Peero, Butterfly, Prize Baby, September Morn Doll,
Mamma's Angel Child, Bettijak, Nobbikid, Rastus, Skating Charlotte,
Preshus, Em-boss-O, Hillikid, Come-A-Long, 1923 Bye-Lo Baby &
1928 Fly-Lo or Baby Aero (designed by Grace Storey Putnam), Mimi, Daisy, Rosemarie, Felix, Bringing
Up Father, Wathsmatter, Ko-Ko, Little Annie Rooney, Jackie Coogan,
Buttercup, Featherweight, Rolly-I-Tot, Bonton, Jolly Jester, Rag &
Tag, 1929 Gladdie (designed by Helen W. Jensen), Mignonne, Nifty, Rosy Posy, Sugar
Plum, Just Me, Babykins, Mary Ann & Mary Jane.
They are best known for commissioning
and distributing the very successful Rosie O'Neill's - Kewpie
Dolls and Grace Storey Putnam's - Bye-Lo Baby dolls.
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Dolly Face Doll, 12-36" tall, bisque
socket, shoulder head doll with kid, cloth or composition body.
Doll face is shown on a 24" tall doll, open mouth with teeth,
sleep eyes, beautiful braided coiled wig.
Some of these dolls may have in the marking the
dolls name: Alma, Florodora, G.B., My Dearie, My Girl, My
Playmate and Pansy. |
Dolly Face, 24" |
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Character Baby Doll, 12-24" tall, bisque
socket head composition bent limb body, glass sleep or painted eyes,
open or closed mouth, wigged. Some mold numbers markings are:
326, 327, 329, 251, G.B. |
Character Baby Doll, 10"
251 mold |
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1925 Baby Bo Kaye, 16-20" tall, designed
by Joseph L. Kallus for George Borgfeldt, bisque head
by Alt, Beck & Gottschalk, or celluloid, molded painted hair,
sleep eyes, open mouth with two lower teeth, cloth body with
composition limbs. The ABG bisque head mold is number 1407.
Markings: Copr. by J.L. Kallus Germany 1394.
There were also small all bisque Baby Bo Kaye dolls ,
5-8 1/2" tall, with 1407 ABG mold number.
The theory of this dolls name is that when the
President of Borgfeldt and designer (Kallus) were
trying to arrive at a name, a secretary came in carrying a "bouquet"
of flowers, cute. |
1925 Baby Bo Kaye, 18" |
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 1926
Bonnie Babe, 8-23" tall, bisque or celluloid head, open smiling
mouth with two lower teeth, cloth or composition body, mold numbers
ABG 1386 or ABG 1402. Bisque heads were made by
Alt, Beck & Gottschalk.
Marking: Copr. by Georgene Averill Germany
1005/3652/1386. (Borgfeldt was the distributor of this doll).
There were also tiny 5-7" all bisque Bonnie Babe
figurines dolls. |
1926 Bonnie Babe 18" |
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 1929 Gladdie,
18-24" tall, designed by
Helen W. Jensen, doll shown is 22" tall, biscaloid
(bisque composition like) head with molded painted hair, blue
glassene set eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, cloth body with
composition limbs.
Some markings are:
Gladdie
Copyriht By Helen W. Jensen Germany or
1410 Germany. |
1929 Gladdie, 22" |
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1929 Gladdie designed by
Helen W. Jensen, 18-24" tall, this is the head of the bisque
version of Gladdie, bisque flange head with molded painted hair,
glassene set
eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, cloth body with composition
limbs. |
1929 Gladdie, 18" |
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