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Heinrich and Minna Handwerck dolls were produced
in Gotha near
Waltershausen, Thuringia, Germany beginning in 1876 until they were
purchased by Kammer & Reinhardt in 1902, who continued to produce
the Handwerck molds until at least 1932, between that time period they
added "oHG" to the marking. Their bisque doll heads
were designed by Handwerck but produced by
Simon & Halbig and are of
very fine and high quality workmanship which continued under the K & R
ownership.
Heinrich Handwerck is probably best
known for their Bebe dolly faced bisque head, child dolls and babies,
kid or composition jointed bodies, they also produced some celluloid dolls, too.
Some of the mold numbers or letters used to
mark the Handwerck dolls are; 69, 79, 89, 99, 109, 119, 139,
189, eight pointed star + French or German words, Baby Cut, (Bébé) Bebe Cosmopolite,
Bebe de Recalme, Bebe Superior, Made in Germany + an
upside down horseshoe + Hch # H, HH,
HHW, HW, Germany + HANDWERCK + Halbig, LaBelle, LaBonita and Lotti,
body ink stamp # 100297. |
Dolly Face, Mold # 109, 15" tall, bisque
head, jointed composition body, feathered brows, painted upper and lower lashes,
red corner dots,
hint of painted nostril dots, glass sleep eyes,
open mouth with teeth. |
