Googly Eye Dolls 1912-1938

Googlie Eye, Googly Eye, Googly Eyed or Googly Eyes are doll terms used to describe the side glancing and sometimes side rolling eyes, of these charming dolls, found in both bisque or composition heads and later, even hard plastic and vinyl. 

The term Googly is thought to have originated from the German words "Guck Augen" which translates to "ogling eyes that move to one side".  Dolls were created by many different manufacturers from German, France, Japan and USA.

Doll shown at left is an Armand Marseille doll mold 240, 12' tall, bisque head, molded hair, googly eyes, closed mouth, composition jointed body.

Some Doll Makers of Googly Eyes Dolls

Two faced 14" composition Googly German doll, Bahr & Proschild, George Borgfeldt, Butler Brothers, Demalcol, Goebel, Max Handwerck, Hertel & Schwab, Ernest Heubach, Gebruder Heubach, Oscar Hitt, Kewpies, Kammer & Reinhardt (K & R), Kley and Hahn, Kestner (JDK), Lenci, Limbach, Armand Marseille, Morimura Brothers, Porzellanfabrik Mengersgereuth PM, Theodor Recknagel RA, Samstag & Hilder distributor of Hug Me Kiddie dolls, August Schieler, SFBJ, Hermann Steiner, Strobel & Wilken - SWC doll mark, Swaine, Walther & Sohn and probably other doll manufacturers.

Googly Eyed Doll Mold Numbers