Metal Head Dolls 1900+

Metal Head Dolls 1900 +

Metal head dolls were mostly made in Nossen-Saxony, Germany beginning in the early 1900s. The heads were made from stamped sheet metal, that were welded together and then painted. They seem to be made primarily as a replacement head for bisque or china doll heads that were easily broken, so the heads were sold separately from the body, which is why today the body material varies.

The trademark name Minerva (over a helmet symbol) was used by by the German doll maker Buschow & Beck from 1890-1930s - their USA partner was A. Vischer & Co. Juno is the trademark name used by Karl Standfuss 1898-1930s and Alfred Heller used the trade name of Diana 1901-1910. Giebeler-Falk Doll Corp. 1918-1921 of the USA, made an aluminum head phonograph doll, their trade name was Gie-fa.

George Borgfeldt & Louis Wolf distributed the Minerva metal heads in the USA, they are also found in old Sears catalogs.

1901-1910 Diana metal head doll, 16" tall, shoulder head on cloth body by Alfred Heller.

1900s-1930s Buschow & Beck, Minerva metal head doll, 21" tall with a cloth body.

ca. 1920s Horsman metal head boy doll, composition jointed body and limbs.

1900s-1930s Minerva metal head doll, 22" tall on a kid body, by Buschow & Beck.

Metal Head Dolls 1900 +

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