M. Kohnstam & Company Dolls 1867-1935 Bavaria

Kohnstam Tessie doll, 14" tall

M. Kohnstam Tessie doll face, 14" tall, bisque head with sleep eyes, cloth stuffed body with disk jointed limbs.

 

Doll marked Tessie Germany 4/0

 

All doll photos courtesy of skb3240.

Kohnstam Tessie doll 14" bodyTessie Germany 4/0 doll markThe M. Kohnstam & Company, MOKO, a toy and doll distributor, importer and exporter was founded by Moses Kohnstam in 1867 in Fuerth or Fürth, Bavaria near Nuremberg, Germany and connected at a later date in London, England by Moses' son, Julius Kohnstam who founded the Keen Company (1913-1925 +).

 

The Kohnstam company is primarily known for distribution of toy products, they also distributed dolls, a marked doll has been found with both Hermann Steiner of Sonneberg and Neustadt, Germany, HS mark plus the MOKO Bavaria mark - so H. Steiner supplied some of the Kohnstam bisque head dolls and was likely the supplier of the Tessie doll Germany, shown here too.  Other Kohnstam doll marks Cupid, DDD, MOKO. More Kohnstam doll names; Sam Boy.

Moses Kohnstam & Company Dolls 1867-1935 German

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