Identifying a doll is best done by identifying the doll makers mark, if one is present it's often found on the back of the dolls head, on the back, under arms, bottoms of the feet, check your doll carefully, as the mark could be placed anywhere and many dolls were unmarked but sold with a wrist tag, that may have long since disappeared.

Doll marks are also found by Country;  American, English, French, German, German marks unknown, by Material Celluloid, Composition, Hard Plastic / Vinyl.

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Jeanne (Desboutin) Van Rozen doll mark France Depose

Alberani Vecchiotti Milano doll mark hang tag

Vereinigte Koppelsdorfer doll mark KVP inside a diamond (Ernest Heubach)

Gabrielle Verita doll mark Poupée's Verite GV two crossed flags Marque Deposee

Jules Verlingue doll mark LUTIN FRANCE JV anchor symbol

Ernest Villain doll mark EVF