Carl Horn Miniature Dolls German

1927 Carl Horn doll advertisement
1927 Carl Horn doll advertisement

Carl Horn Puppenfabrik, Doll Factory was founded in 1906 in Dresden, Germany. They specialized in making miniature all bisque dolls dressed in national costumes, bathing suits, Bride, Groom, maids, Mothers, Fathers, children, chimney sweeper with a ladder, Santa Claus etc., at least 120 different dolls dressed mostly in knitted or crochet style clothing are mentioned.

The boy or girl dolls are sized from a tiny 1 1/4″ to 3 1/2″ tall, they are jointed at the shoulder and hips, have molded painted hair, a black dot for eyes, closed mouth, molded painted shoes, dolls are unmarked. Horn also advertised Soldier and lilliput Animals.

Horn’s competitor for tiny dressed dolls is Hertwig & company.

Carl Horn Dolls Identified

1920s Carl Horn all bisque Bear miniature doll crochet outfit 1 3/4" tall
1920s Carl Horn all bisque Bear miniature doll crochet outfit 1 3/4″ tall, doll unmarked.
Carl Horn doll trade mark CHND
Carl Horn Nachf. Dresden doll trade mark CHND with a horn symbol

Carl Horn tiny miniature
dolls are all unmarked.

1920s Carl Horn all bisque miniature girl doll crochet dress 1 1/2" tall
1920s Carl Horn all bisque miniature girl doll crochet dress 1 1/2″ tall, doll unmarked.
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German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939 page 131 by Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik
The Collectors Encyclopedia of Doll’s volume one page 303, volume two page 542 by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. Coleman