Doll Marks, Labels, Symbols Identified
How to read an antique German doll mark
To identify a doll, look for a doll makers mark, if one is present it is often found on the back of the dolls head, on the upper or lower back, under the arms, bottoms of the feet, on a cloth doll body a tag may be sewn into a seam.
Check your doll carefully, the mark could be placed anywhere and many dolls are unmarked and sold with a wrist tag that is long gone. If your doll is marked, it could be with a mold number, initials or letters, a symbol, a date, the country of origin – or any combination of these.
Doll Marks with Images K L M N P R S
German Doll Makers & Marks A-B | C-D | E-G | H-Hen | Her | I-K | L-O | P-R | S-Sc | Se | T-Z | Bohemia | Unknown
American Doll Makers & Marks -A- | B-C | D-E | F-G | H | I-J-K | L-M | N-O-P | Q-R | -S- | -T- | U-Z
France French Doll Makers & Marks A-B | C-D | F-K | L-M | N-P | R-S | T-W | unknown
Britain / England / English Doll Makers & Marks A-D | E-L | M-R | S-Z
By All Countries Doll Makers & Marks All | Austria | Canada | Chinese | Czechoslovakia | Italy | Japan Nippon | Portugal – Spain
By Material Doll Makers & Marks Celluloid | China head | Cloth | Composition | Metal | Papier-Mache | Plastic, Vinyl | Rubber | Wax | Wood