British Antique Bisque Dolls 1918+ or Sarold Dolls England

English, british-made-1920s-black-bisque baby-doll-face — ca. 1918 English bisque head black baby doll mark **British Made**

1918+ British Made Antique Bisque Black or White Dolls

Prior to the first world war year of 1914 beautiful German and French bisque dolls reigned supreme and popular, pretty much throughout the world, including in Britain. During the war (1914 to 1918) the European dolls were no longer available for import, yet toy shops and the public still desired this type of doll.

The British government stepped in to encourage the English pottery companies to fill this need as they were already skilled at producing fine tableware and other porcelain items.

The black and white dolls shown here are believed to have been produced during this time period and show remarkable skill in mastering a bisque head doll in a relatively short time period. Photo courtesy of Emma Hanby.

England black doll mark British Made

ca. 1918 English-British made bisque white baby doll face

ca. 1918 British Made Baby doll 17″ tall, black or white solid dome bisque socket head, with lightly molded painted hair, brown glass sleep eyes, lightly painted upper and lower eyelashes, two red painted dots for nostrils, red painted open mouth with two lower teeth, five piece composition black jointed body with straight legs, doll mark British Made in a half circle M inside a six pointed star.

England doll mark British Made M inside a star

If you think this is an Armand Marseille doll mold 341 look a like Dream Baby doll, we agree, maybe it was their inspiration. Unfortunately, the marking does not tell us which English / British maker produced the dolls, so they are a bit of a mystery. If you have more information to share about this doll, please post on our Forum board and thank you.

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1950s Sarold Baby Doll, 25″ tall, all hard plastic, molded hair, sleep eyes, open mouth with two lower teeth, jointed plastic body with bent or straight legs, doll mark Sarold Manufacturing Company Made in England in a circle.

Sarold Manufacturing Company Ltd. Dolls 1950s+ England

The Sarold Manufacturing Company was located in both London and Liverpool. They registered the Sarold trade mark patent no. 689831 on 14 June 1950. Sarold made dressed and undressed hard plastic dolls from 3″ to 25″ tall, molded hair or glued on wigs, the larger plastic dolls often had “Mama” voice boxes.

Dolls of all sizes that we have found, have sleep eyes. Sarold dolls were sold through Woolworth department stores, and other stores. It is unknown to us when Sarold’s ceased, but it appears to be, before vinyl doll heads were made, as none have been found.

Sarold Doll Marks Identified

Sarold doll mark Sarold Manufacturing Company Made in England in a circle

1950s Sarold dressed dolls 8″ tall, all plastic jointed, doll mark Sarold.

Sarold doll mark Sarold Made in England

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Pollock’s Dictionary of ENGLISH Dolls book in 1982 by Mary Hillier, The Collectors Guide to British Dolls since 1920 book in 1983 by Colette Mansell, British Dolls of the 1950s or British Dolls of the 1960s book in 2009 by Susan Brewer, British Hard Plastic Dolls of the 1940s and 1950s book in 1996, or British Teenage Dolls 1956-1984 book in 2006 both by Frances Baird, 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 and continued research across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.