Otto Gans, Adolf Heller, Adolf Hulss, Seyfarth & Reinhardt Dolls 1901+ German
Otto Gans Doll Factory 1901-1930+
Otto Gans was an inventor, located in Waltershausen, Germany. He registered his doll patent in 1901 for dolls with roguish googly flirting eyes. Kämmer & Reinhardt was a customer and used the Gans patent of flirting eyes in some of their dolls. Otto Gans continued on his own to innovate in the doll industry, patenting many doll improvements.
Otto Gans Doll Mold Numbers Identified
120, 124, 975, 6789
In 1922 Otto Gans made porcelain bathing dolls marked My Dearie.
Otto Gans Doll Marks Identified
ca. 1910 Otto Gans doll mark 120 OG
ca. 1922 Otto Gans doll mark Germany 975 AM (by Marseille)
ca. 1922 Otto Gans doll mark OG 6789
Otto Gans doll mark G Made in Germany
Gans & Seyfarth doll mark G & S, G & S G, Germany
In 1908 Otto Gans, Hugo Seyfarth and Adolf Heller formed the Gans & Seyfarth Puppenfabrik doll factory, the partnership dissolved in 1922 and Otto Gans continued with his own doll factory. In 1909 Adolf Heller also founded his own doll factory. In 1922 Hugo Seyfarth and Hugo Reinhardt founded the Seyfarth & Reinhardt Doll Factory. See below for more information and doll marks.
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Adolf Heller AH Dolls 1909-1925 German
The Adolf Heller (AH) doll factory was founded in 1909 and advertised bisque head ball jointed character Baby or newborn, toddlers, Lady dolls, some with voice boxes or movable tongues and small All Bisque dolls. Adolf Heller doll mark A # H. Adolf Heller doll trade names in 1914 Meine Goldperle = My Gold Pearl, 1925 Mein liebes Kind = My good Child.
Adolf Heller doll mark A # H Germany AHW (for Adolf Hulss) Made in Germany
Adolf Hulss AHW Dolls 1913-1930+ German
The Adolf Hulss doll factory of Waltershausen Germany specialized in making bisque or celluloid head bent limb Baby or toddler dolls that could sit, lay or stand, doll mark AHW, AHE. Adolf Hulss doll mold number 156, 175. Some Hulss bisque heads are by Adolf Heller or Simon & Halbig – celluloid heads by Schildkrot are marked with a turtle mark.
Adolf Hulss doll mark AHW W 175 Germany
Adolf Hulss doll mark AHW turtle mark 156
Seyfarth & Reinhardt SUR Dolls 1922-1930
Hugo Seyfarth and Hugo Reinhardt (SuR) founded their doll factory in 1922, some of their bisque heads were made by Ernst Heubach or Armand Marseille. Seyfarth & Reinhardt dolls were distributed by Louis Wolf & Company. In 1922 Seyfarth & Reinhardt registered the doll trade names of Elfe doll and My Fairy doll.
Seyfarth & Reinhardt Doll Mold Numbers Identified
77, 312, 989
Seyfarth & Reinhardt SUR Doll Marks Identified
ca. 1922 Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark 312 SUR Germany
ca. 1922 Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark Heubach-Koppelsdorf 312 Germany
ca. 1925 Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark 989 SUR Germany