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Simon & Halbig Dolls 1869-1920 German

Simon & Halbig (S & H) was founded in 1839, they began making dolls from 1869 to 1920 in their (2) porcelain factories in Frafenhain and Hidburghausen, near Thüringia, Germany, in 1920 they were bought by Kämmer & Reinhardt, who continued to produce dolls until 1932.

Simon & Halbig (S & H) were known for there fine bisque doll heads and innovation in the doll industry, thus, they also supplied doll heads to many other well known doll manufacturers, that then attached to their own made body. 

The American firm that used an S & H head are: Arranbee, the German firms that used a S & H head are: C.M. Bergman, Carl Berger, Cuno & Otto Dressel, Hamburger & Co., Heinrich Handwerck, Adolf Hülss (also spelled: Adolf HülB), Dr. Paul Hunaeus, Kämmer & Reinhardt (did not have a porcelain factory, so all their heads were purchased from S & H), Louis Linder & Sohne, Franz Schmidt, Schoenau & Hoffmeister, Carl Trautmann, Welsch & Co., Schindel & Kallenberg Wiesenthal, Adolf Wislizenus and the French firms of: Fleischmann & Bloedel, Jumeau, Roullet & DeCamp and S.F.B.J.

Here's some of the dolls by Simon & Halbig (S & H) that we have found:

Mold 151 - Character Child doll, 14 or 23" tall, bisque head with intaglio eyes, open smiling mouth with teeth, cheek dimples, wigged, jointed composition body.

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn, is an artist reproduction of the S & H mold # 151.

Mold 152 - Character Lady Doll, 14 or 23" tall, slender oval face with painted eyes set under molded eyelids, long slender nose, closed mouth, wigged, composition jointed lady body.  Very pensive looking face.

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 939 - Character Child doll, 18 or 27" tall

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 949 - Character Child Doll, 16, 20 & 24" tall

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

ca. 1889-1920's, Child Doll, 16-29" tall, bisque shoulder head, wigged, sleep glass eyes, feathered eyebrows, open mouth, pierced ears, composition ball jointed body,

S & H mold # 1009, doll shown is 29" tall.

Mold 1009 Child Doll, black

 

Mold 1039 - Character Child doll, 16, 20 or 24" tall

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Dolly face child doll, 7-42" tall, bisque socket head, wigged, sleep glass eyes, feathered eyebrows, pierced ears, open mouth, jointed composition body.

S & H mold # 1078.

Mold 1079 - Dolly face child doll, 7-42" tall, bisque socket head on composition jointed body

Mold 1080 - Dolly face Child doll, 14-30" tall, bisque shoulder head, on a kid body

Mold 1109

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 1129 Child Doll, oriental

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 1159 HH

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 1159, 21"

Mold 1249, Child Doll, Santa, 28" tall Mold 1279

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 1279,

Photo courtesy of Purplepeeps

Mold 1310, 24"
Mold 1339

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 1349 Jutta, 31"

Mold 1358 Child Doll, black

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Mold 1498 Baby Doll, Dome head

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

S & H - Flapper

Photo courtesy of Themommalyn

Teen Doll, Flapper, 13" tall

Simon & Halbig Doll - Mold Numbers

120

150

151

152

153

172

/

411

/

540

550

570

600

616

/

719

720

739

740

749

759

769

/

886

890 / 905 908 919 920 929 939 940 941 949 950
969 979 989 / 1009 1010 1039 1040 1079 1078 1080 /
1109 1139 1159 1160 / 1248 1249 1250 1260 1269 1279 1299
/ 1303 1305 1307 1308 1339 1358 1388 1398 . . .
1428 1448 1468 1469 1488 1489 1498 . . . . .

Many thanks to those on the doll discussion board who have shared their photos and expertise to bring this page to life:

Thanks to Themommalyn and Purplepeeps for the use of your beautiful doll photos.

Simon & Halbig Dolls 1869-1920 German

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