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Simon & Halbig, S & H, was
founded in 1839, they began making dolls from 1869 to 1920 in their two porcelain factories
in Frafenhain
and Hidburghausen, near Thuringia, Germany in 1920 they were bought by
Kämmer & Reinhardt, who continued to
produce dolls until 1932.
Simon & Halbig was known for the fine bisque doll heads
and innovation in the doll industry, thus, they also supplied doll heads
to many other well known doll manufacturers, that then attached to their
own made body.
The American firm that used a S & H
doll head
is; Arranbee, the German firms that used a S & H
doll head are; C.M.
Bergmann, Carl Bergner, Cuno & Otto Dressel,
Hamburger & Company,
Heinrich Handwerck,
Adolf Hülss (also spelled: Adolf HülB), Kammer & Reinhardt (K
& R did not have a porcelain factory, so all their
heads were purchased from S & H), Louis Linder & Sohne,
Franz
Schmidt, Schoenau & Hoffmeister,
Carl Trautmann,
Welsch & Co.,
Wiesenthal, Schindel
& Kallenberg (doll mark WSK), Adolf Wislizenus and the French
firms of; Fleischmann & Bloedel (Blödel), Jumeau,
Roullet & DeCamp and
S.F.B.J.
Here
are some Simon &
Halbig (S & H) dolls that we have found:
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 Mold 151
- Character Child doll, 14 or 23" tall, bisque head with
intaglio eyes, open smiling mouth with teeth, cheek dimples,
wigged, jointed composition body.
Photo
courtesy of Themommalyn, is an artist reproduction of the S & H
mold # 151. |
 Mold 152
- Character Lady Doll, 18 or 24" tall, slender oval face with
painted eyes set under molded eyelids, long slender nose, closed
mouth, wigged, composition jointed lady body. Very pensive
looking face. Photo courtesy of
Themommalyn |
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 Mold 939
- Character Child doll, 18 or 27" tall, bisque socket head,
glass eyes, open mouth, composition jointed body. Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
 Mold 949
- Character Child Doll, 16, 20 & 24" tall, bisque head,
composition jointed body, glass eyes, closed mouth.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
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 Mold
1009, ca.
1889-1920's, Character Child Doll, 16-29" tall, bisque shoulder head, wigged, sleep
glass eyes, feathered eyebrows, open mouth, pierced ears, composition
ball jointed body,
S & H mold # 1009 doll shown is 29" tall. |
 Mold 1009
Character Child Doll, black, ca.
1889-1920's, 16-29" tall, bisque shoulder head, wigged, sleep
glass eyes, feathered eyebrows, open mouth, pierced ears, composition
ball jointed body,
Photo courtesy of
Ragdolls.
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 Mold 1039
- Character Child doll, 16, 16 - 24" tall, bisque socket
head, glass eyes, open mouth, composition jointed body. Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
Mold 1078 - Dolly face child
doll, size 7-42" tall, bisque socket head, wigged, sleep glass eyes,
feathered eyebrows, pierced ears, open mouth, jointed
composition body. S & H mold # 1078. |
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 Mold 1079
- Dolly face child doll, 7-42" tall, bisque socket head,
glass eyes, open mouth, pierced ears,
composition jointed body.
Doll molds; 540, 550, 570, 1078, 1079 & Baby Blanche -
are all Dolly Face socket heads. |
Mold 1080 - Dolly face Child doll, 14-30" tall,
bisque shoulder head, on a kid body, bisque arms, glass eyes,
open mouth, pierced ears. Dainty Dorothy.
Molds; 1040, 1080, 1250, 1260 - are all Dolly
Face shoulder heads. |
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 Mold 1109
- Dolly face, Child doll, 14" tall, bisque head, glass eyes,
open mouth, pierced ears, composition jointed body. Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
 Mold 1129 Child Doll, oriental,
Dolly face, 14" tall, bisque head, glass eyes, open mouth,
pierced ears, composition jointed body.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
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 Mold 1159
- Lady body, ca. 1910 bisque socket head, glass sleep eyes,
open mouth, pierced ears, Lady body with molded breasts, slim
arms & legs, body is marked H. Handwerck.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
Mold 1159, Lady
body, ca. 1910, 21' tall, bisque socket head, glass sleep
eyes, open mouth, pierced ears, Lady body with molded breasts,
slim arms & legs, body is marked H. Handwerck.
The closed mouth doll mold 1160 is known as
Little Women. |
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 Mold
1249, Child Doll, Santa, 28" tall, bisque socket
head, glass eyes, feathered brows, pierced ears, open mouth,
composition jointed body.
Molds 1248 & 1249 are both Santa, bisque socket
heads. |
 Mold
1279 - Dolly face Child Doll, 12 - 24" tall, bisque head,
glass eyes, open mouth, pierced ears, composition jointed body.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
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 Mold 1279
- Dolly face Child Doll, 12 - 24" tall, bisque head,
glass eyes, open mouth, pierced ears, composition jointed body.
Photo courtesy of Purplepeeps |
 Mold 1310, 24",
bisque head, glass eyes, open mouth, composition jointed body. |
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 Mold 1339
- Dolly face Child Doll, 12 -
24" tall, bisque head, glass eyes, open mouth, pierced ears,
composition jointed body.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
Mold 1349 Jutta, 31"
tall, bisque head, glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears,
composition jointed body. |
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 Mold 1358 Child Doll, black,
Dolly face Child Doll, 12 - 24" tall, bisque head, glass
eyes, open mouth, pierced ears, composition jointed body.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
 Mold 1498 Baby Doll,
solid dome head, 16 - 22" tall, bisque head, glass eyes, open/closed mouth,
composition jointed body.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
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 S
& H - Flapper Doll,
13" tall, bisque head, sleep glass eyes, pierced ears, open
mouth, composition jointed body including knees, high heel feet.
Photo courtesy of Themommalyn |
 S
& H - Twin Flapper Dolls, 13" tall, bisque head,
sleep glass eyes, pierced ears, open mouth, composition jointed
body including knees, high heel feet. |
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