Adolf Wislizenus Dolls 1851+, B Illfelder Dolls 1908+ German

Adolf Wislizenus Dolls 1851+, B. Illfelder Dolls 1908+ German

Adolf Wislizenus doll mark AW Special doll face — Adolf Wislizenus bisque head doll mark AW Special doll face

Adolf Wislizenus Dolls 1851-1931 German

Gottlob Schafft founded this doll factory in Waltershausen, Germany in 1851 to make papier-mâché dolls, by 1870 Adolf Wislizenus joined the firm as a partner and became the sole owner in 1878. Over the years ownership changed several more times and in 1931 Wislizenus filed for bankruptcy at which time Konig & Wernicke acquired the estate.

Wislizenus doll factory made wax doll heads, figures, animals, mechanical toys, Täufling, Dolly face dolls, unique body Child dolls, Character Baby dolls, mechanical walking dolls and painted eye dolls, in 1902 Old Glory doll, in 1910 Queen Quality doll, in 1919 Mein Glückskind (My Lucky Child) doll.

Wislizenus dolls are of very good quality. Wislizenus bisque doll heads were supplied by Bahr & Pröschild or Simon & Halbig, after 1910 by Ernst Heubach or Armand Marseille. Wislizenus dolls may have been distributed in the USA by Hamburger & Company. After 1931 Konig & Wernicke used Wislizenus patent Certa doll head for their Nicaput doll.

Adolf Wislizenus Dolls Identified

ca, 1894 Bahr & Proschild doll mold 320, 24″ tall, bisque head with sleep eyes, closed mouth, unique composition jointed body with ribs and swivel waist by Adolf Wislizenus, doll mark 320.

ca. 1908 Adolf Wislizenus doll mark AW bisque shoulder head doll, sleep eyes, closed mouth on a kid lady body, doll mark Germany AW.

ca. 1908 Adolf Wislizenus doll mark AW Special Germany, 24″ tall, bisque socket head with sleep eyes, open mouth, jointed composition body, doll mark AW Spe¢ial or AW Special Germany.

Wislizenus Doll Marks Identified

Adolf Wislizenus doll mark AWs Germany I, II

Adolf Wislizenus doll mark 101 AW My Sweetheart BI & Co Illfelder — Adolf Wislizenus doll mark 101 AW My Sweetheart for B. Illfelder

Adolf Wislizenus doll mark AW & Co made in Germany AM Marseille

Ernst Heubach doll mark Heubach-Koppelsdorf AWW Germany Adolf Wislizenus — Adolf Wislizenus doll mark Heubach-Koppelsdorf AWW Germany for Ernst Heubach

Adolf Wislizenus doll mark A W & Co EUST AM Germany

Adolf Wislizenus doll mark AW Germany SHAW by Simon & Halbig

Wislizenus Doll Mold Numbers Identified

101, 110, 290, 295, 1105, Bahr & Pröschild made 252, 289, Simon & Halbig made 1079, 1249, 1429

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BJ Illfelder doll mold 101 My Sweetheart doll face

ca. 1908 B. Illfelder doll mold 101 My Sweetheart doll face, 22″

B. Illfelder & Company Dolls 1861-1930s German, NYC

Berolzheimer, Illfelder & Company was founded in 1861 in New York City, the name was shortened to B. Illfelder & Company about 1870. Illfelder registered the doll trade names; My Sweetheart, Little Sweetheart Baby Marion, Sweetheart and Our Rosebud dolls.

B. Illfelder doll mold numbers Identified 101

B. Illfelder Doll Marks Identified

B. Illfelder doll mark 101 My Sweetheart BJ & Co. — B. Illfelder doll mark 101 My Sweetheart BJ & Co by Adolf Wislizenus

B. Illfelder doll mark AW 101 Sweetheart BJ & Co by Adolf Wislizenus

B. Illfelder doll mark Little Sweetheart BICO label

B. Illfelder doll mark Our Rosebud BICO label by Marseille Rosebud AM mark

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German Encyclopedia of Dolls 1800-1939 book in 1986, German Doll Marks and Identification book in 2002 both by Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik, The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls books, vol. I (1800-1925) in 1968, vol. II (1800-1930) in 1986 by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. Coleman. Berolzheimer, Illfelder & Company, B. Illfelder & Company, Illfelder Importing Company and continued research across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.