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Abramson, H. C. Company 1918-1919 - a short lived USA doll manufacturer, made all composition or composition heads on cloth body dolls, usually with molded painted hair & painted eyes.  It is unknown how dolls were marked.

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1918-1919 H. C. Abramson Doll Company

Acorn Doll Company 1919-1921- a USA doll manufacturer, made all composition or composition heads on cloth bodies, wigged or molded hair, painted eyes or sleep.  Dolls are of mediocre quality. 

One doll marking found for this company is a picture of an acorn with the initials A.D.C. in the top of the acorn body & American Made imprinted in the lower cap.

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1919-1921 Acorn Doll Company

Alisto Manufacturing 1919-1920 - of the USA produced composition dolls with molded on clothing usually about 12" tall.  Short lived company, unknown how or if dolls are marked.

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1919-1920 Alisto Manufacturing

American Doll Company. 1916-1926 - was owned and operated by Bayless Bros. & Company, of Louisville, KY USA.  Not much is known of this doll maker, but the few dolls confirmed have rather distinctive features.  Boy and Girl dolls have been found in various large sizes (18-25"), they both have molded hair (his hair is all over curls, hers is a Marcelled style), if hair is unpainted then it probably originally wore a mohair wig, composition shoulder head on a stuffed cloth body, partial composition lower short arms, cloth legs with cloth boots stitched on or paper mâché body with paper mâché legs with blue or pink painted on boots, all their dolls have decal eyes, closed slight smiling painted mouth.  They made both Mama & Baby type dolls.

Shown is the face mold for the Girl doll, she will probably have molded Marcelled curls beneath her wig, composition shoulder head, with cloth body and legs, decal blue eyes, closed slight smiling mouth, short partial composition arms, black cloth stitched on boots over the cloth legs.  Marked: Am. Doll Co.

A trade name of Honey Child was registered for them, that doll looks very similar to the Bye-Lo Baby doll.  Other markings used by American Doll Co. are: A.D. / C., A.D. Co., Am. Doll Co., Am Doll Co. / Copr. 1926 and Honey Child.

American Doll Company, Girl, 20"

American Doll & Toy Company 1892-1908 - of Brooklyn, NY USA, also known as the First American Doll Factory, Goldstein & Hoffman & The Hoffman Company, they produced the 1892 issued patent for "Can't Break Em" composition head dolls.  Originally owned by Solomon D. Hoffman, when he passed away around 1908 the patent & company were merged with the Aetna Doll & Toy Company.  By 1925 Horsman acquired the Aetna company.  The can't break em dolls are usually composition shoulder heads, with a cloth body, glass eyes, wigged, believed to be marked:  F.A.D.F

1892-1908 American Doll & Toy Co.

First American Doll Factory

Goldstein & Hoffman

The Hoffman Co.

Aetna Doll & Toy Co.

Horsman

American Ocarina & Toy Company 1920s + - a USA manufacturer, made novelty all composition dolls.  Dolls are of mediocre quality & it is unknown if/how they are marked.

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ca. 1920s+ American Ocarina & Toy Company

American Produced Stuffed Toy Company 1917-1920 - a USA manufacturer, made dolls with composition heads on cloth bodies, mostly baby dolls & military dolls.  Unknown if/how dolls are marked.

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1917-1920 American Produced Stuffed Toy Co.

American Toy & Doll Manufacturer 1917-1918 - a USA company, made baby & teenage composition dolls, of good quality.  Dolls may be marked: A.D. Co. which is also a marking used by the Aetna Doll & Toy Co. although the two companies are unrelated.

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1917-1918 American Toy & Doll Manufacturer

American Toy & Novelty Company 1917-1930 - a USA manufacturer, made composition baby, character & teenage dolls of all composition or composition & cloth, and are of good quality.  It is unknown if/how dolls are marked.  In 1930 the company merged with the Frank Plotnick Company who specialized in cloth type dolls, both companies ceased soon after 1930.

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1917-1930s American Toy & Novelty Co.

Arcade Toy Manufacturing Company, Inc. 1913 + - of New York made composition dolls usually with molded hair & painted eyes, cloth body with disk pinned cloth legs have been found.  It is unknown when they ceased to exist or what other types of dolls they manufactured.

ca. 1913+ Arcade Toy Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Arcy Toy Manufacturing Company 1912-1930 - of New York made dolls of bisque, celluloid & composition, dolls are generally a good quality.  Marks:  ARCY © 1914

1912-1930 Arcy Toy Manufacturer

Art Craft Toy Products 1918-1920 & Art Craft Playthings Corp. 1921 - not much is known about this short lived doll maker, they made dolly face & baby dolls in all composition with ball jointed bodies, sleep eyes and quality wigs, made to compete with the German bisque head dolls.  Some markings used were: Art Craft USA (in an oval) or Art Craft in an oval NYC & ARTCRAFT PLAYTHINGS.

Photo courtesy of Ronsfancy, dress designed by Ronsfancy as well.

1918-1920 Dolly Face, 21"

Atlantic Playthings Company 1917-1930 - a USA manufacturer, made both black & white mama baby dolls.  Dolls are of good quality, it is unknown if/how dolls are marked.

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1917-1930 Atlantic Playthings Co.

Atlas Doll & Toy Company 1917-1930 - a USA manufacturer, made both metal & composition dolls, also a line of mechanical dolls.  Dolls are of good quality, it is unknown if/how all dolls are marked.  Toodles was a doll marking.

Tootles, 11", all composition, molded hair, tin sleep eyes, closed mouth, marked on back of neck in script: Toodles

by Atlas Doll & Toy Co.

Babs Manufacturing Corp. 1917-1921 - a USA doll manufacturer, made a line of mesh with flexible steel spring joints & wooden limbs dolls.  Dolls may be marked with an acorn shape image with USA in the top of the cap & Babs Mfg in the body of the acorn.

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1917-1921 Babs Manufacturing Corp.

Baby Phyllis Doll Company 1917-1929 - a USA doll manufacturer, made composition dolls, also imported bisque dolls from Germany.  Dolls are of good quality, unknown how the composition dolls are marked, but the imported bisque dolls marking is usually: Phyllis/Made in Germany, Baby Phyllis/Made in Germany/24014.

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1917-1929 Baby Phyllis Doll Co.

Baker & Bennett Company 1902-1916 + - USA doll manufacturer, made small composition dolls, best known for their Spearmint Kid doll.  Composition dolls maybe marked: B B.

1902-1916+ Baker & Bennett

Beck Manufacturing Company 1888-1921 - a USA doll manufacturer, made composition baby & child dolls with glass eyes and wigs, dolls were dressed in dark knit clothing, so they would not show play dirt.  Also later, imported bisque head dolls from Europe.  It is unknown how/if their composition dolls were marked.

1888-1921 Beck Manufacturing Co.

Bellas Hess & Company 1914-1920 - a USA doll manufacturer, while they mainly sold bisque head child dolls, they also sold bisque baby dolls & composition dolls.  Dolls are of good quality, it is unknown if/how dolls are marked.

1914-1920 Bellas Hess & Co.

Berry & Ross Doll Company 1919 - a USA doll manufacturer, they were completely owned & operated by black African Americans, they produced black composition dolls & military dolls.  Dolls are of good quality, unknown if/how dolls were marked.

1919 Berry & Ross Doll Co.

Berwick Doll Company 1918-1925 - best known for their Famlee Dolls, 16" tall, composition doll heads and limbs, jointed legs, wigged, cloth body with shoulder plate, came with three to twelve interchangeable screw on heads of both boys and girls, had matching costumes for the character heads ie: black doll, Chinese doll, nurse, and others.  Dolls were patented by David Wiener.  Dolls are unmarked: cloth body may have an ink stamp.

ca. 1921 Famlee dolls, 16"

1902-1927 Best & Company - used the trademark Snuggles, supposedly made & distributed dolls possibly made of; bisque, celluloid, china, composition, cotton, glass, metal, rubber, wax, wool & wood.

1902-1927 Best & Company

Bester Doll Manufacturing Company 1919-1921 - a New Jersey, USA manufacturer of mostly composition dolls, which maybe be marked with their trade name of Bloomfield.

1919-1921 Bester Doll Manufacturing Co.

Bijou Doll Company 1915-1917 - a New York USA doll manufacturer, made composition doll heads with cloth bodies in 11" with a mohair wig & 14" with painted hair.   It is unknown if/how dolls are marked.  It appears a bankruptcy petition was filed by creditors on September 12, 1917 according to The New York Times.

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1915-1917 Bijou Doll Co.

Blechman, S. & Sons 1922-1927 -  USA doll manufacturer, made composition dolls, registered the trade name for a doll; Charm.  It is unknown how or if the dolls are marked.

1922-1927 S. Blechman & Sons

Bleier Brothers Company 1920s - a USA doll manufacturer, produced a composition doll Abe Kabibble, a Jewish comic character in Abie the Agent (1914-1940) created by cartoonist Harry Hershfield (1885-1974).  Registered trade name was Bee Bee Brand, however it is unknown if/how dolls were marked.

ca. 1920s Bleier Brothers Co.

Bouton, J. & Company 1902-1930s - a USA doll manufacturer, made bisque baby & child dolls, also composition Mama baby & character dolls.  They are probably best known for their musical Baby Phyllis doll.  It is unknown if/how dolls are marked.

1902-1930s J. Bouton & Co.,

Bouton Woolf Company 1920s - , a USA doll manufacturer, made composition dolls, usually copies of other manufacturers known dolls, such as a Patsy look alike, named Phyllis.  they also supplied dolls to other dealers.  It is unknown if/how dolls were marked, the Patsy look alike Phyllis doll is marked Phyllis.

ca. 1920s Bouton Woolf Co.

Bristol, Emma L. Company 1860 or 1886-1900 - a Provenience, Rhode Island USA doll manufacturer, made composition shoulder head dolls with kid leather bodies, human hair wigs, molded painted blue eyes, closed mouths.  Known marking is:

BRISTOL'S UNBREAKABLE DOLL

 273 HIGH St. PROVIDENCE, RI.

1860 or 1886-1900 Emma L. Bristol

Capital Toy Company 1923-1930s - made Mama, Character & Baby dolls of composition, under the trade name Cee Tee, it is unknown how/if dolls were marked.

Capital Toy Company 1923-1930s

Central Doll Mfg. Co - 1917-1921, made composition character dolls, soldiers, nurses, child Baby dolls & Carnival dolls.  It is unknown what/if markings they used.

Central Doll Mfg. Co - 1917-1921

Cohen, Herman 1920s-1949 - House of Puzzy - they made composition character dolls; the Good Habit Kids, & shown are both Puzzy & Sizzy.

1948 Puzzy, 15" tall, all composition jointed body, painted facial features with big eyes & freckles, open smiling mouth, molded painted orange hair.  Marked: H of P USA, Puzzy H of P USA.

ca. 1948 Puzzy, 15"

Cohen, Herman 1920s-1949 - House of Puzzy - they made composition character dolls; the Good Habit Kids, & shown are both Puzzy & Sizzy.

1948 Sizzy, 15" tall, all composition jointed body, painted facial features, closed smiling mouth, molded painted orange hair.  Marked: H of P USA, Sizzy H of P USA.

ca. 1948 Sizzy, 14"

Cohen, L. & Son 1923-1929, made composition Mama dolls with cloth bodies with the trade name Elco.

Cohen, L. & Son 1923-1929

Colonial Doll & Toy Company 1917-1922,  founded by David Zaiden, made all composition dolls or composition heads on a cloth stuffed body, advertised the heads as having a "bisque finish" also used bisque Fulper heads.  Dolls heads may be marked: Zaiden.

Colonial Doll & Toy Co. 1917-1922

Confetti Dolls, Inc. 1920s-?, made all composition painted eye doll, similar to Nancy Ann Storybook dolls but not the same good quality, it is unknown how/if they marked their dolls.

Confetti Dolls Inc. 1920s

Crown Doll Mfg. Company 1927-1929, made composition head & limbs Mama dolls on cloth bodies.  It is un known how/if dolls are marked.

Crown Doll Mfg. Co. 1927-1929

Crown Toy Mfg. Company Inc. 1930s-1940s +, made composition wood, Disney licensed Character dolls, best known for their Pinocchio character.

Crown Toy Mfg. Co. Inc. 1930s-1940s +

Dollcraft Novelty Company 1920s + - Jeannine of Alsace-Lorraine 1939, 8" tall, World's fair International Dolls, Vocation Dolls & Storybook Doll series.  Some other names were:  Girl of the Golden West, Ermine of Turkey, Edith the Nurse, Little Bo Peep, plus others, all composition jointed body, molded hair beneath a wig, painted side glancing eyes, closed painted mouth.  Clothing is often stapled to the body.  Dolls are unmarked.  Made by Dollcraft Novelty Co. 1920s of New York, USA, also dist. by the Joy Doll Company 1920-1922.

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1939 Jeannine of Alsace-Lorraine, 8"

Dollcraft Novelty Company 1920s + - Lone Ranger & Tonto dolls 1937, 10 1/2, 15 1/2 or 20" tall, composition flange head and lower arms, stuffed cloth body upper arms and legs, stitched hip joints, molded painted hair, painted eyes, closed mouth.  The Lone Ranger and Tonto are dressed in faux buckskin and suede clothing and each has a holster with two guns.  Hi-Yo Silver!  Made by the Dollcraft Novelty Co. New York, USA.  (Used the head mold from Reliable Of Canada). 

Dollcraft Novelty Co. also made a Canadian Royal Mounty doll, again using Reliable's head mold.

1937 Lone Ranger & Tonto

Elektra Toy & Novelty Company 1912-1920 - an USA company that made composition dolls:  cloth body or all composition, most with painted eyes and molded painted hair, some have a hole in the top of the head with a tuff of hair inserted.

1912-1920 Elektra Toy & Novelty company

Magic Light Products Co of New York, nothing is known about the company history, Patsy type doll, 9" tall, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair some with a wig over the hair, painted side glancing eyes, tiny painted closed mouth.  Iris Halsey was the owner or doll designer.  Doll has also been found in all cloth.

19340s-1940s Magic Light Doll, Lumia, is visible in total darkness, if you hold her for a few seconds by a light source she will glow, no phosphorus or aluminum is used in production, thus the doll is totally harmless.

Photo courtesy of LittleMarz

Magic Light Doll, 9"

Metropolitan Doll Company 1924-1929 - a USA company that made composition dolls and parts, including: mama, baby, hair loop bow, and cries.  Some of their dolls were designed by famous doll sculptor Ernest Peruggi.

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1924-1929 Metropolitan Doll Company

Mitred Box Company 1911-1917 - was a short lived doll maker in New York city, USA.  Only about four composition doll models have been found and some of these show characteristics of the same body construction to the Amberg dolls, thus it's assumed they may have shared suppliers.  Some of the dolls resemble the Gebruder Heubach head molds.  One of their composition dolls was Coquette, (Heubach's #7788, 7850 molds) 14" tall, molded hair with painted blue hair bow doll, closed smiling mouth, painted blue side glancing eyes, painted black molded boots.  Markings: unmarked.

Other dolls by this maker may have a marking of: Yankee Doll/Made in USA.

1911-1917 Coquette, 14"

Natural Doll Company 1914-1966 or National Doll Company 1923-1940s -  Character Doll, 1920s, 14" tall, cloth jointed body and limbs, composition head with molded painted hair, painted facial features with open smiling mouth.  Marked on neck: N.D. co.

This marking was used by both; Natural Doll Company and National Doll Company, thus we are unsure which was the manufacturer.

1920's Character doll, 14"

Natural Doll Company 1914-1966 - Ritzy Chubby Baby Doll, 15" shown on right, (other sizes too), all composition jointed body, molded hair, wigged or both, sleep eyes, closed mouth.  Doll is unmarked. 

Ritzy Chubby Baby Doll seems to be Natural's trade name, which is found on doll hang tags - brand rather than a singular doll name.

Ritzy Chubby Baby Doll shown left, is all composition jointed body, molded hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, has her hang tag, she is unmarked.

Ritzy Chubby Baby Doll, 15"

Nibur Novelty Company 1914-1929 -a USA doll manufacturer, made composition dolls in various sizes, also sold doll heads & parts.  Marked:  NIBUR within a diamond.

ca. 1920's Baby Doll, 12" tall, composition head & limbs, cloth body, painted facial features, closed painted mouth, molded painted hair.  Marked on shoulder plate: NIBUR in a diamond.

ca. 1920's Baby Doll, 12"

Perfect Toy Manufacturing Company 1919-1930s - 1930's Marianne, 18" tall, composition shoulder head, arms & legs to above the knees, cloth stuffed body & upper legs, jointed shoulders & stitched hips.  Mohair wig in long cork screw curls, tin sleep eyes, open mouth with three upper teeth.  Came wearing an organdy dress with matching bonnet, socks & leather shoes.  Doll is marked; Perfect on the back shoulder plate.  She was made by the Perfect Toy Manufacturing Company., New York city, NY  USA - 1919-1930's.

Doll shown is wearing a dress with a label that states:  Marianne an Arranbee doll.  Dress fits perfectly, appears original to the doll, & is marked on her shoulder plate: Perfect.                 Photo courtesy of Tream

1930's Marianne, 18", by Perfect

Quan Quan Company. - ca. 1930's Ming Ming Baby, 11" tall, Asian boy doll, all composition jointed body, molded hair, painted eyes & closed mouth, que hat (wisdom hat) with black braid, painted black bottom of feet for soles of shoes.

ca. 1930's Ling Ling Baby, 11" tall, Asian girl doll, all composition,  both came dressed in a two piece pants set made of taffeta with braid trim and matching hat.  Ling Ling has painted white bottoms of her feet for soles of shoes. 

Dolls were both produced by the Quan Quan Company of California.  Both dolls are unmarked.

ca. 1930's Ming Ming Baby, 11"