Kling & Co. Dolls 1834-1941 German

C. F. Kling Dolls 1834-1941 German

Kling mold 123, 13" tall bisque head doll

Founded by Christian Friedrich Kling in Ohrdruf, Thuringia, Germany as a porcelain factory, C. F. Kling & Company did not begin doll making until ca. 1870.

Early Kling dolls are only marked with a mold number, after 1880 a bell symbol was added, some Kling dolls have been found with the marking; K & R or K * R, so it's assumed that Kling manufactured some bisque heads for Kammer & Reinhardt prior to 1902.

Some of the doll sculptors that worked for Kling were; Horn, Kienlenz, Hugo Lieberman, Herman Schmidt and Paul Walter - who created the delightful and intricate hair ornamentations, jewelry, lace etc, seen on china and parian head dolls.

It is believed that George Borgfeldt might have been a silent partner with Kling - Kling bisque head Bye-Lo's Babies were distributed by Borgfeldt in the USA.

Shown on right, is a lovely bisque shoulder head, mold number 123 with composition jointed body, sleep eyes, feathered brows, closed mouth,13" tall.

**Mold numbers for dolls associated with Kling & Co.:**
36	61	69	71	106	116	119	122	123	124	128
129	130	131	133	135	140	141	142	148	153	156
160	166	167	170	172	176	178	182	185	186	188
189	190	2K3	200	202	203	204	214	216	217	220
254	285	300	303	305	370	373	377	5C5	5M5	-

C. F. Kling Dolls 1834-1941 German

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