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Otto Gans bisque head baby doll mold 6789l

ca. 1922 Otto Gans bisque head baby

doll mold 6789, 15" tall

 

Ernst Otto Gans, known as Otto Gans was an inventor who was located in Waltershausen, Germany.  He registered his patent in 1901 for dolls with roguish, googly flirting eyes. Kämmer & Reinhardt was a customer and used the Gans patent of flirting eyes in some of their dolls.

 

In 1908 Otto Gans, Hugo Seyfarth and Adolf Heller formed the Gans & Seyfarth Porzellanfabrik also in Walterhausen, Germany. 

 

By 1922 the partnership dissolved and the partners formed new doll factories.

 

Shown below are doll marks and mold numbers of these intertwined owners and doll factories.

Heller & Seyfarth Doll Factory 1906-1909 in Walterhausen

In 1906 Adolf Heller and Hugo Seyfarth founded their Porcelain Factory.  No known dolls, doll marks or doll mold numbers exist from this partnership in any of our doll resource books. 

In 1909 Adolf Heller left the partnership and formed his own doll factory.  1909 new partner is Otto Gans.

 

Gans & Seyfarth Puppenfabrik Dolls 1909-1922 in Walterhausen

Otto Gans, Hugo Seyfarth and Adolf Heller formed the Gans & Seyfarth doll factory in 1908.  By 1922 the partnership dissolved, Mr. Gans formed his own factory and Seyfarth formed a new factory with Hugo Reinhardt, see below.

 

Gans & Seyfarth Doll Marks Identified

 
Gans & Seyfarth doll mark G & S 4 Germany

Gans & Seyfarth doll mark G & S 4 Germany

Gans & Seyfarth doll mark G & S 8, G & S 6 Germany

Gans & Seyfarth doll mark G & S 8, G & S 6 Germany

 

 

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Otto Gans Doll Factory 1908-1930+

Otto Gans continued on his own to innovate in the doll industry, patenting many doll improvements

 

Otto Gans Doll Marks Identified

Otto Gans doll mark 120 OG

 

Otto Gans doll mark 120 OG

ca. 1910 (mark & mold probably used by the earlier company Gans & Seyfarth)

Otto Gans Germany 975 A. 5. M.

 

Otto Gans doll mark Germany 975 AM, ca. 1922

Otto Gans doll mark OG 6789/26

Otto Gans doll mark OG 6789 / 26 ca. 1922

Otto Gans Doll Mold Numbers Identified

120, 124, 975, 6789

In 1922 Otto Gans made porcelain bathing dolls marked My Dearie

 

 

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Seyfarth & Reinhardt Doll Factory Walterhausen 1922-1930

Hugo Seyfarth and Hugo Reinhardt were the founders of this doll factory in 1922, some of the bisque heads were made by  Ernst Heubach or Armand Marseille.  Seyfarth & Reinhardt dolls were distributed by Louis Wolf & Company.  Seyfarth & Reinhardt registered in 1922 the trade names of Elfe doll and My Fairy doll and SUR in 1923.

      

Seyfarth & Reinhardt Doll Marks Identified

Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark Elfe Reg. No. 630902 33795

Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark Elfe Reg. No. 630902 33795

 Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark 312 SUR sunrise symbol 6/2 Germany

 Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark 312 SUR sunrise symbol 6/2 Germany 

Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark Heubach Koppelsdorf 312 SUR 6 1/2 Germany

Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark Heubach-Koppelsdorf 312 SUR Germany

 

 

Seyfarth & Reinhardt Doll Mold Numbers Identified

77, 312, 989

 

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