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Here
are some markings and numbers found on composition dolls made between
1899 - 1949. The early composition doll's are made from glue, glycerin,
zinc oxide & Japanese wax and are heavy and dense, the coloring
can be almost white, gray or brown. Each manufacturer kept their
exact "recipe" a secret. When the doll dried, it often was
dipped into a pink tinted glue composition which was a thin layer (but
not all dolls have this). Then the doll was airbrushed
with oil paint. By 1916 or so the manufacturers began using
ground-up sawdust, also called "wood flour", which made a
much lighter doll. Now a "hot press method" could be
used, and the dolls dried even quicker, so production of the dolls was
increased.
Many dolls are unmarked, but luckily some
have a marking to identify the manufacturer.
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A
-
A
- Ideal, Averill
ABC - A.B.C. Doll Shop by
A.B. Cole, John & Lucinda McCourt
A.B.C. Toys - A.B.C. Toy Co.
A
B D Co. - American Bisque Doll Co.
A.
C.
or A. D. C. - American Character Doll Co.
Acme
Toy
or Toyshop - Acme Toy Co.
ACO, Inc. - Averill
A.
D.
Co. - American Doll and Toy Co./Aetna Doll Co.
A.
D.
CO - Madame Alexander Doll Co.
A
.D. C.
inside an acorn - Acorn Doll Co.
A.
D. T.
- Atlas Doll Co.
A.M.
- Armand Marseille (German), American Character, American Doll Co.
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A
- continued
A.M.
© Co. or A.M. Co. - Averill Manufacturing
AM.
Doll CO. - American Doll Co.
Alex
or Alexander - Alexander Doll Co.
Amer.
Char. or Am. Char. - American Character Doll Co.
Amfelt
- Louis Amberg, George Borgfeldt
Amuso
- August Moller & Son
An
Angel picture - F. M. Schilling
A.
P.
- Les Artas du Papier (France)
Art Craft USA in an oval - 1918-1920 ArtCraft
Toy Products Co., in
1921 the name changed to ArtCraft Playthings Corp.
AX
- Madame. Alexander Doll Co., Mollye |
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B
-
B
& B - Baker & Bennett Co.
B.D.C.
- Bester Doll Co.
Baby
Sandy - Ralph A. Freundlich Co.
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C
-
C.D.
- Century Doll Co. also called Doll Corp of America
C.P.M.
- Peris Charles Mfg. Co. (British)
Campbell
Kids - American Character, Horsman
CAPO
- Nonbreakable Toy Co. |
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D
-
D.P.
- Dora Petzold
D
& C - DeeanCee Co. (Canada)
D.T.C.
or D.T.M.C. - Dominion Toy Mfg. (Canada)
D.V.
or Dee Vee - David & Voesch Doll Co.
Darling
- Irwin Doll Co.
Dapper
Dancing Dolls - S & H Novelty Doll Co.
DECO
- Effanbee Doll Co.
DEEanCee
- DeeanCee Toy Co. (Canada)
Des.
Pat. 8-24-15/1914/Kate Silverman/© - Maiden Toy co.
Dolly
Dimple/Liverpool - Nunn & Sneed (British)
Domec
- Century Doll Co, also called Doll Corp. of America
Dura
- H. Joseph Levin (German) |
E -
E.D.M.A.
- European Doll Mfg. Co. Inc.
E.G.
- Eugene Goldberger, Eegee
E.I.H.
- Horsman
E.I.H.© A.D.C°. -
Horsman + American Doll and Toy Co./Aetna Doll Co.
EICO
- Coheb & Sons
E
T & N Co. or E.T. & N Co - Elektra Toy &
Novelty Co.
Ellar
- Ellar Novelty Co.
E
M & S - Gebruder Metzler & Orloff (German)
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F
-
F
B or F & B - Effanbee Doll Co. F.A.D.F.
- American Doll and Toy Co/Aetna Doll Co. F.D.P.Co.
- Federal Doll Mfg. Co. Fam
- Fam Doll Co. Famlee
- Berwick Doll Co, European Doll Mfg. Co. Fiberoid
- Fiberoid Doll Products, Alexander Doll Co, + others Florentine/Toronto
- Florentine Statuary Co. (Canada) Freeman
Toy/Toronto - Freeman Toy Co. (Canada) |
G
-
G.B.
- George Borgfelt
GTC
- Giltoy Co. (Canada)
Gisela
- Personality Doll (Spain)
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H -
H © C. - Horsman
H © Co. - Horsman
H. B.
or H. B. C. - Hudson Bay Company (Canada)
Hotsy
Totsy - Gerling Toy Co.
Hug
Me or Hug-Me - Gem Toy Co., Regal Doll Mfg.
H
W - Heinrich Handwerck (German)
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I
-
ISCO
- Indestructible Specialties Co.
IT
- Louis Amberg & Son, Horsman
J
-
J
K - Jacobs & Kassler Hitz (German)
Jedco
- Jeanette Doll Co.
Just-Lyke
- Natural Doll co. |
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K
-
K.
& K. - K & K Toy Co.
Kanko
- Albert Kahn & Co.
Keeneye
- Victor Keney
Kewty
- Arranbee
Kiddiejoy
- Jacobs & Kassler Hitz (German)
Kiddie
Pal or Kinky - Regal Doll Mfg. Co.
Kiddykin
- Charles Perls Mfg. Co. |
L
-
L.C.
- Laurie Cohen (Australia)
L.A.
& S. - Louis Amberg & Son
Lifelike
- Maxine Doll Co.
Lil
Sis - Toy Products Mfg. Co.
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M
-
M/16
- Louis Amberg & Son, George Borgfelt
M.B.C.
- Beehler Arts Doll Co.
M.D.C.
- Modern Doll Co.
METRO CO., METRO DOLL - Metropolitan Toy & Doll
Company
M
& S Superior - Cuno & Otto Dressel (German)
M.T.C.
or M.T. Co. - Modern Toy Co.
M.V.D.
- Moo-V-Doll Mfg. Co. |
N
-
N.D.
or N.D. c - Modern Doll Co.
N.D.
or N.D. Co./© - Natural Doll Co or National Doll Co.
N.T.I.
- Nottingham Doll Mfg. Co. (British)
NAJO
- National Joint Limb Doll Co.
Nenco
- New Era Novelty Co.
Nibur
inside a diamond - Nibur Novelty Co.
Nunsuch
- Numm & Smeed (British)
Nutoi
in a diamond & Made/in U.S.A./Newbisc - New Toy Mfg. Co. |
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O
-
Oteecee
- Original Toy Co.
P
-
P.P.
or P.P.N.Z. - Made in New Zealand
Pat.
Appld. - Horsman (Twist Body Doll) Perfect/Made
in Canada - Perfect Doll Co. (Canada) Petite
- American Character Phyllis
- Bouton Wolf Co. Playmate
- George Borgfelt Princess
- Unbreakable Doll Co. Pullan
- Earle Pullan Doll Co. (Canada) |
Q - (no
markings known)
R -
R-B
Dolls - Barron Reisman
R
& B - Arranbee
R.
B.
& L. - Roth, Baitz & Pipsitz
Regal
- Regal Toy of Canada
Reliable/Canada
or Reliable Made in Canada - Reliable Toy Co. (Canada)
Ritze
- Natural Doll Co.
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S -
S
& Co. - David & Voetsch
S.K.
Novelty - S. Kirsch & Co.
S.T.
- Shirley Temple made in Japan
Sally
Petite - American Character
Sayco
- Schoen & Yondorf Doll Co.
Seco
- Strauss, Eckhardt & Co.
Sico
& Sicora - Loffler & Dill
Steha
- Hermann Steiner
Sunshine
Line - Vogue, Sears Roebuck
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T -
T.S.
- The Toy Shop
T-23
- Ideal
TS
131 - Louis Amberg & Son
T
T T - Tip Top Toy Co.
Toodles
- Atlas Doll Co., Vogue Doll Co.
Toy
Company - Acme Toy Co.
Toy
Products/Mfdg. Co. - Toy Products Mfg. Co.
Trion
- Trion Toy Co.
Trulie
- Permolin Products
Tum
Tum - Fleming Doll Co.
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U
-
U.S.A.
- Averill, Effanbee, Ideal
Uneeda
- Uneeda Doll Co.
Unis
- S.F.B.J. = Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés &
Jouets (France)
V -
V.K.
- Vera Kent (Australia)
W -
W.D.
- Walt Disney
W
K/ I N & W K S - Victor Keney - boudoir dolls -
Keeneye
W.M.D.C.
- Well Made Doll Co.
W.O.L.
- Minerva, Giltoy (Canada)
"We"
Dolls - Toy Products Mfg. Co. |
X
-
X
in a circle - Arranbee, Alexander, American Character + others
Y -
Yankee
Doll - Mitred Box Co.
Z -
Zaiden - Colonial Toy Mfg. |
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Composition Dolls marked with a
Number |
usually found on the
neck or back |
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13
- Arranbee, Ideal Doll & Toys, Madame Alexander & Vogue
15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24 - Ideal Doll & Toys
16
- George Borgfeldt
24
- Effanbee (Baby Huggins) 50
- Armand Marseille (German) 105
- Effanbee (Baby Grumpy)
106
reversed - Effanbee (Aunt Dinah) 131
- Alexander Doll Co. 144
- Effanbee (Baby Bright Eyes), Kammer & Reinhardt (My Darling)
German 162
- Effanbee 166
- Effanbee (Pouting Bess) |
172
- Effanbee (Baby Grumpy & Baby Snowball) 174
- Effanbee (Baby Grumpy)
201
-
Effanbee
301
- S.F.B.J. = Société Française de
Fabrication de Bébés & Jouets (France)
334
- Effanbee, Käthe Kruse (German)
400
- Armand Marseille (German)
462
- Effanbee (Miss Coquette)
542
- Armand Marseille (German)
803
- Kammer & Reinhardt (German)
1124
- Bester Doll Co. |
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