Armand Marseille Dolls 1885-1950s German

ca. 1894+ Marseille Dolly Face doll, 10-42" tall, bisque shoulder head on a kid leather rivet jointed or cloth body, partial composition or bisque lower arms, some with composition or bisque lower legs too, wigged, glass eyes, some have fur eyebrows, open slight smiling mouth, dimple on chin. Doll mark Made in Germany AM, Armand Marseille in the marking with the mold number or doll name.

Doll names were: Alice, Alma doll, Bessie doll, Columbia doll (made for CM Bergmann), Darling doll, Duchess doll, Florodora doll, Lilly doll, Lissy doll, Mabel doll, My Companion doll, My Dearie doll, My Lovely Doll, My Pet doll, My Playmate doll, My Sweetheart doll, Our Anne doll, Rosebud doll, Roseland doll and we presume the Special doll.  Daisy Dimple doll or Sunshine doll and Dainty Dorothy doll, were all distributed by Sears, Roebuck & Co and have a paper label on the chest with the dolls name. 

The red fluted labeled dolls; Registered American Beauty Germany doll, Real Kid doll, 1/2 Cork Stuffed, Cork Stuffed, Kid Body plus doll mold 246 may also be by Marseille, however, other doll makers used this mold number too.

Marseille Alma doll 11" tall,

bisque shoulder head on a kid body.

ca. 1894+ Marseille Dolly Face doll, 5-42" tall, bisque shoulder head on a kid or composition body, wigged, glass eyes, open slight smiling mouth, dimple on chin. Usual doll mark AM  DEP Made in Germany in the marking with the mold number.

Some of the dolls names are: Baby Betty doll, Baby Florence doll, Beauty doll, Jubilee Dolls for Strobel & Wilken,  Majestic doll, Princess doll, Queen Louise doll.

Tiny Tot dolls 5-7 1/2" tall, bisque head, composition jointed body, white painted legs, molded painted high heel single strap tan shoes, doll head marked; Germany A 12/0 M, round blue tag with white letters: Tiny Tot Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Germany.  Tiny Tot doll, all bisque with molded painted hair, 2 1/2", closed mouth, same round blue and white label on tummy, Tiny Tot Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Germany, incised mark on back Germany.

Marseille Queen Louise doll, 24"

Marseille Dolly Face doll, bisque socket head doll, various sizes from 10 - 42" tall, composition jointed body, wigged, glass eyes, open slight smiling mouth. Usually has Made in Germany Armand Marseille in the marking with mold number.

Doll shown on left; ca. 1900 Marseille Princess doll, mold 29 with jointed composition body.

Other similar named dolls are:  Baby Betty, Florodora, Queen Louise, Rosebud.

Marseille doll mold 390 with a bisque socket head, with stick legs on a jointed composition body.

Marseille Character Baby dolls, usually have Germany A.M. DRGM or DRMR in the marking with the mold number.

DRGM = Deutsches Reich Gebrauchs Muster

DRMR = Deutsches Reich Muster Rolle

Bisque head, glass eyes, painted upper and lower eyelashes, feathered eyebrows, open or closed mouth, wigged, composition jointed body or kid. 

A named doll is Fany doll mold 231 wigged, shown at right or Fany doll mold 230 who has molded, lightly painted hair, no wig.  Little Sister is doll mold 326.  Minnit Baby doll mold 971 who was made for George Borgfeldt and Baby Betty doll or Fany doll + DRGM in marking

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Marseille Fany doll mold 231,

23" tall, shown without her wig.

Marseille Infant Baby dolls, bisque head with a composition bent limb body or flange neck with cloth body, usually marked with AM Germany + a mold number, the bisque doll heads with a composition jointed body have a K at the end of the marking. 

Mold numbers and names: My Dream Baby doll molds 341, 341K, 341ka, crying My Dream Baby doll 342, 351, 351k, all bisque My Dream Baby doll 620 and Our Pet doll, Kiddiejoy doll or Kiddie Joy.

Marseille Our Pet doll, 8 1/2"

ca. 1926+ Marseille My Dream Baby doll, 8-22" tall, bisque head, lightly painted hair, painted or sleep eyes, doll mold 341 has a closed mouth, cloth body with bisque or composition hands or composition jointed body, came as either a white doll or black doll.  Doll face shown is a flange bisque head with painted eyes on a cloth body.

Marseille My Dream Baby 15" closed mouth doll mold 341

ca. 1926+ Marseille My Dream Baby doll, 8-22" tall, bisque head, lightly painted hair, painted or sleep eyes, doll mold 351 has an open mouth with two upper teeth, cloth body with bisque or composition hands or composition jointed body, came as either a white doll or black doll.  Doll face shown is a socket bisque head with sleep eyes on a composition jointed body.

Marseille My Dream Baby 22" open mouth with two upper teeth doll mold 351

Marseille Named Character Baby dolls, bisque head flange neck or socket head, cloth body with composition or bisque hands or all composition jointed body, most with bent baby type legs. 

Other named dolls are: Melitta doll for Edmund Edelmann, doll mark Ellar and doll molds 353 or 353k are Oriental baby dolls, Baby Phyllis doll, Baby Gloria doll and Kiddiejoy doll or Kiddie Joy doll for Hitz, Jacobs & Kassler

Marseille Ellar marking, Oriental Baby doll, 11"

1920+ Marseille Baby Gloria doll, 16" tall, bisque flange head (also came with a rubber head), cloth body, bisque or composition hands, molded painted hair, open mouth, clothing shown may not be original, Baby Gloria's name is part of the marking. 

Baby Gloria was first distributed by Roth, Baitz & Lipsitz, after 1929 by the Maxine Doll Company.

Marseille Baby Gloria doll, 16"

1925+ Marseille Baby Phyllis doll mold 240, newborn, bisque flange head with smooth lightly painted hair, glass sleep eyes, closed mouth, cloth body, partial bisque or composition hands, bent baby or straight legs. 

Baby Phyllis doll shown is 11" tall and has her name in the doll marking.  A. Bye-Lo Baby type, the Baby Phyllis doll was sold by The Phyllis Doll Company, then Bouton-Woolf.

Marseille Baby Phyllis doll, 11"

Marseille Googly Eye dolls, bisque head with glass side glancing googly eyes, closed smiling mouth, jointed composition or papier mache toddler body, some with painted socks an shoes. 

Doll shown on right; ca. 1925+ Marseille Nobbikid doll mold 253, sold by George Borgfeldt, has blue side glancing googly eyes with painted upper and lower lashes, single stroke eyebrows, closed smiling mouth, jointed composition toddler body.

Other Armand Marseille Googly eye doll molds 200, 210, 210e, 223, 240, 243, 253, 255,  258, 310, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325. 

Note: these Googly doll mold numbers are not exclusive to Marseille, other doll makers may have also used them too.

Marseille Nobbikid doll mold 253,

googly eye doll, 10"

ca. 1925+ Marseille Just Me doll, Character doll, sized 7 1/2" - 13" tall, bisque socket head, side glancing sleep eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, closed bow mouth, jointed composition body, doll mark Just ME Registered Germany 310 or 318

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The Just Me dolls were first sold by George Borgfeldt, later by the Vogue Doll Company.

Marseille Just Me doll mold 310, 12" tall

Marseille doll mark 4 anchor symbol AM

Marseille doll mark AM anchor symbol

Marseille doll mark A.M. Germany 341 / 1K

Marseille doll mark Made in Germany A Baby Betty M DRGM

Marseille doll mark Columbia Made in Germany

Marseille doll mark Darling 1

Marseille doll mark Duchess Germany AM or Duchess A.6M. Made in Germany

Marseille doll mark Just Me Registered Germany 310 / 7/0

Marseille doll mark Just Me Registered Germany A 3/0/5/0/M

Marseille doll mark Lilly 6/0

Marseille doll mark Germany Mabel 18/0

Marseille doll mark NOBBIKID Reg. Pat. Off. Made in Germany

Marseille doll mark Our Anne Germany with initials P.D.G. Co.

Marseille doll mark Queen Louise Germany 7

Marseille doll mark Rosebud A 4/0 M

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