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Wislizenus bisque socket head Dolly face doll, 24" tall, composition jointed body, sleep eyes, open mouth,
doll marked A.W. Special Germany. |
Gottlob Schafft founded this doll factory in Waltershausen, Germany in 1851
to make papier-mâché dolls that were also exported, by 1870 Adolf Wislizenus joined the firm as a partner,
around 1878 Mr. Wislizenus became the sole owner. Over the years this company changed ownership several more times, until 1931 when they went into bankruptcy, at which time
Konig & Wernicke acquired the estate. Their bisque doll heads were supplied by;
Bahr & Pröschild or
Simon & Halbig, after 1910 by
Ernst Heubach or
Armand Marseille.
Wislizenus dolls are of very good quality, some doll bodies have
a unique ball jointed construction, they made; wax heads, figures &
animals, mechanical toys, Täufling, Dolly face, Unique Body Child dolls, Character Baby dolls,
mechanical walking dolls, painted eye dolls, a doll named Gretchen, 1902 Old
Glory doll, 1910 Queen Quality doll & 1919 Mein Glückskind (My Lucky Child).
Wislizenus dolls may have been distributed in the USA by
Hamburger & Company.
After 1931 Konig & Wernicke used Wislizenus
patent Certa head for their Nicaput doll. |
