1900-1913
Borgfeldt Dolly Face
doll, 12-36" tall, bisque socket or shoulder head doll with kid,
cloth or composition body. Bisque doll face shown is on
a 24" tall composition jointed body, open mouth with teeth, sleep
eyes, beautiful braided coiled wig.
George Borgfeldt
Dolls 1881-1959
George Borgfeldt & Company was located in New York City USA and
founded by George Borgfeldt (b.1833 - d.1903), Marcell and Joseph L. Kahle, as
a doll importer, doll assembler for American and Canadian
markets and a doll distributor.
Borgfeldt also distributed American made dolls for;
Aetna,
Averill, Bergfeld & Son, W.
Bimblick & Co, Dreamland
Doll, Cameo, K & K or
K and K Toy Company (a
company also owned by Borgfeldt), Metal Doll Company, Tip Top Toy
and many other USA doll makers.
Other Borgfeldt distributed Dolly faced, dolls have
their name in the marking: Alma doll, Florodora doll, G. B. doll, My Dearie
doll, My
Girlie doll, My Playmates doll and Pansy doll. Some of these names are known
dolls made by Armand Marseille. My Girlie doll is by ABG, Alt,
Beck & Gottschalck, doll mold 1362.
Some dolls distributed by
Borgfeldt may have a G. B. or GB & Co in their marking,
others will not and have only the marking from the
manufacturer.
Borgfeldt is best known for commissioning
and distributing the very successful Rosie O'Neill, Kewpie
dolls and Grace Storey Putnam, Bye Lo Baby dolls.
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Borgfeldt antique to vintage dolls
identified
Items shown below are for reference
1909+ Character Doll, Kämmer & Reinhardt Baby doll, or Kaiser
Baby doll, 11-20" tall, bisque socket head,
composition jointed bent limb baby body, molded
painted hair, painted eyes, open/closed mouth. The 100 doll mold, Kaiser
Baby dolls also came with glass eyes and were also distributed in the United States
through Strobel & Wilken. Photos courtesy of Little Marz
K & R Baby doll mark 28 K * R 100
K &
R Kaiser Baby doll mold 100, 11"
Borgfeldt Character Baby Doll,
12-24" tall, bisque socket head composition bent limb body, glass
sleep or painted eyes, open or closed mouth, wigged. Some doll mold
numbers and markings are:
251, 326, 327, 329, G. B.
Bye-Lo Baby
doll
bisque heads were made by Alt, Beck & Gottschalck (doll molds
1369, 1373), JD Kestner,
Kling & Co., Hertel, Schwab & Co, composition heads by
Cameo, celluloid heads by Karl Standfuss, wood heads
by Schoenhut, all bisque dolls made by Kestner, cloth
body dolls made by K & K or K and K Toy Co., composition body dolls made
by
König & Wernicke.
1922 Bye Lo Baby doll bisque head
by Grace Storey Putnam
1925 Borgfeldt Baby Bo Kaye doll,
16-20" tall, designed by Joseph L. Kallus of Cameo for
George Borgfeldt, bisque head by Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, or
celluloid head, lightly molded painted hair, sleep eyes, open
mouth with two lower teeth, cloth body with composition limbs. The bisque head
ABG doll mold 1407. Doll mark:
Copr. by J.L. Kallus Germany 1394. There were also small
all bisque Baby Bo Kaye dolls , 5-8 1/2" tall, with ABG doll mold 1407.
The theory of the
Baby Bo-Kaye doll name is that when the President of Borgfeldt
and designer Kallus were trying to arrive at a name, a
secretary came in carrying a "bouquet" of flowers, cute.
1925 Cameo Baby Bo Kaye doll,
18" bisque doll head by ABG
1926
Bonnie Babe, 8-23" tall, bisque or celluloid head, open smiling
mouth with two lower teeth, cloth or composition body, ABG doll mold 1386, 1402. Bisque heads were made by
ABG; Alt, Beck & Gottschalck. Doll
Marking: Copr. by Georgene Averill Germany 1005 3652 1386.
(Borgfeldt was the distributor for Averill). There were also
tiny 5-7" all bisque Bonnie Babe figurine dolls.
1926 Bonnie Babe doll,
18" bisque head by ABG
1929
Borgfeldt Gladdie doll, 18-24" tall, designed by
Helen W. Jensen, doll shown is 22" tall, biscaloid
(composition that looks like bisque) head with molded painted hair, blue
glassene set eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, cloth body
with composition limbs. Some doll markings are:
Gladdie Copyriht By Helen W. Jensen Germany.
1929 Gladdie doll, 22"
biscaloid head by Helen W. Jensen
1929
Borgfeldt Gladdie doll, 18-24" tall, designed by
Helen W. Jensen, this is the bisque
head
version of Gladdie; bisque flange head with molded painted hair,
glassene set eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, cloth body
with composition limbs. Bisque head doll mold 1410 by ABG.
Doll mark Gladdie.
1929 Gladdie doll, 18"
bisque doll head
by Jensen
1931 Borgfeldt Babykins doll designed by Grace S. Putnam, 17" tall, bisque flange head with lightly painted
molded hair, single stroke brows, painted upper and lower eyelashes, blue sleep eyes,
very full closed mouth with prominent
lips, cloth body arms and upper legs, composition hands and lower legs, doll
mark Babykins Copr. by Grace S. Putnam Made in Germany 1435. This
is the hardest to find and a rare Grace S. Putnam
doll.
ABG - Alt, Beck Gottschalck is a likely supplier of doll
mold
1435.
1931
Babykins doll, 17" by Grace S. Putnam
Additional Borgfeldt dolls not shown with dates
1892-1895
Annie Laurie doll
1894 Minerva metal head dolls
1895 Celebrate Doll 1898 The International Doll
1899 Aunt Sally doll, Uwanta doll
1900 Alma doll Marseille
1901 Florodora doll Marseille
1902 Xtra doll
1903 All Steel Doll, Fairyland Ragdolls, My Playmates
doll
1914 Blue Bird doll clothes, Nobbi-Kid doll,
Oh You Kid doll, September Morn doll Drayton,
Mama's Angel Child doll, Bettijak doll, Little Miss Sunshine doll, Little Sisterdoll
1915 Rastus doll, Peakies doll,
Skating Charlotte doll,
Skookum doll
1916
Bedtime Baby doll,
Bundie doll Rex, K & K dolls
1924 Bringing Up Father doll, Buttercup doll, Felix the Cat doll, Whatsamatter
doll.
1925 Koko doll, Little Annie Rooney
doll, Babes in the Woods dolls, Jack and Jill Story Book
Dolls by Sol Bergfeld, Jackie Coogan Ragman doll, Just Me doll by Marseille.
1926
Bonnie Babe, 8-23" tall, bisque or celluloid head, open smiling
mouth with two lower teeth, cloth or composition body, ABG doll mold 1386, 1402. Bisque heads were made by
ABG; Alt, Beck & Gottschalck. Doll
Marking: Copr. by Georgene Averill Germany 1005 3652 1386.
(Borgfeldt was the distributor for Averill). There were also
tiny 5-7" all bisque Bonnie Babe figurine dolls.
1929
Borgfeldt Gladdie doll, 18-24" tall, designed by
Helen W. Jensen, doll shown is 22" tall, biscaloid
(composition that looks like bisque) head with molded painted hair, blue
glassene set eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, cloth body
with composition limbs. Some doll markings are:
Gladdie Copyriht By Helen W. Jensen Germany.
