Tip Top Toy Co Dolls 1912-1920

The Tip Top Toy Company was founded in New York city in 1912 by Max Politzer and Joseph Kaempler, both of whom were former employees of the New Toy Company.  Some of their dolls were distributed thru George Borgfeldt, who even gave them licensing to make a 13" tall bisque Kewpie doll sold in the USA. 

They made composition doll heads with side glancing eyes named; Paul and Virginia.  They also made Tip Top Baby who came sized 18-24" tall, has a bent limb kid jointed body with sleep eyes, names were; Prize Baby and Pudgie.  Some of the dolls may bear the TTT marking.

Also, distributed the bisque head doll line Tausendschönchen (Daisy) - Little Boy Blue made by Franz Schmidt and handled the American dolls; Bertie and Gertie, Dottie Dimples, Cy from Siwash, Jim Thorpe, Miss Firefly, Little Johnny Jones, Little Miss Sunshine, Mistress Mary and were the distributor for the Maiden Toy Company dolls in 1918 and the mechanical Shimmy dolls made by Zaiden Toy Works.

Besides dolls, they also made or distributed metal and wooden toys. 

Shown on left; 1915 Maiden America doll, The National Doll?  8" tall, all composition jointed only at shoulders, painted molded hair, painted side glancing eyes, wrapped in a red, white and blue ribbon, had a paper label on front.  They advertised you could wash her anytime - we don't recommend this - ever - but this does explain why these don't surface more often.

Tip Top Toy Co Dolls 1912-1920

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