A-D – British, England, English Doll Makers and Marks
British, England English antique to vintage doll makers company brand name beginning with A to D, dates of operation, identifying doll marks, labels, symbols, letters or initials and trade marks when known.
A
A & A Merchandising Products Co. Ltd. 1941+
– doll patents No. 626901, No. 646745
The Acorn Toy Company Ltd. 1944+
– doll & toys trade mark an acorn on oak leaf 1944
Adart Ltd. photograph dolls pat. no. 22825 in 1908+
Adlon walking dolls with Mama voice boxes 1920s
Adora Toys Ltd. doll trade mark Adora 1945+ London
Airfix Products Industries, Ltd. 1939-2006 London
– doll mark Airfix, acquired by Hornby in 2007
Agrespoly Dolls 1950s-1970s Made in Hong Kong
M. W. Alderson doll hands hold objects pat. no. 14511 on 9/1890
Frederic Aldis wax dolls mark label 1878-1901
– doll mark 11 & 13 Belgrave Mansions SW
Thomas Aldred wax dolls 1881-1903
Alresford Crafts bears & dolls doll mark 1972-1992 Alresford, Hampshire
All British Doll Mfg. Co. doll mark Allbrit 1915-1919
– composition, kid, papier mache dolls & doll wigs
Richard & Sons Allwin Doll Co. doll mark ALLWIN 1935+
– Shirley Temple look a like dolls + others
Amanda Jane LTD. 1952-2007 Sussex
– plastic or vinyl Amanda Jane & Amanda Jane Baby dolls
Amara Designs puppet, souvenir rag dolls 1975+ Herfordshire
H. K. Armitage patent No. 254,105 for a diving doll 25/6/1925
M. O. Arnold pat no. 11356 mechanical doll on wheels 1904+
Art Fabric Mfg. Co. cloth doll mark 3 girls 1913-1916 London
Art Master of Chelsea Ltd. costume 9″ doll kits 1975+ Middlesex
Art Plastic Co. Ltd. unbreakable art dolls 1950s+ London
Art Toy Mfg. Co. cloth doll mark Misska 1919-1923 & NYC
Atlantic Rubber Company doll mark Toggy 1923+ London
Atlas Manufacturing Company 1914-1918 London
– cloth, British ceramic heads & hands dolls
Mabel Lucie Attwell artist, doll designer 1914-1962
– designed Bambinas for Chad Valley & others. Roddy Doll Co.
– Diddums dolls, Pooksie doll, Caresse dolls
Austen & Haben Co. 1916 Peckham, England
Australia and New Zealand doll makers
B
Bailey Potteries Ltd. Lo-La dolls, heads, limbs 1940+ Stoke-on-Trent
William Bailey Co. doll mark KLIPTIKO 1916+
Florence Annie Barker doll mark eye symbol E 1905+ Yorks
Isaac Barrett & Co. doll sound patent No. 420,361 in 1922-1933+
Marjorie Lillian Bartholomew soft doll mark Marty 1959+ Essex
Ena Marjorie Bartley doll mark Rhythbar 1953+ Birmingham
John Batt & Company doll mark bat symbol 1883 London
Anthony Bazzoni wax dolls, composition speaking dolls 1828-1878
Beaver Doll & Toy wood dolls 1916-1917 NY/CAN/ENG
– doll mark Beaverbilt, Beaverbeasts, Beaverability
Bendy Toys LTD. rubber dolls, toys 1960-2011 Middlesex
Henry S. Benjamin Co. doll mark Victory Doll 1887-1926 London
Bennett & Erland dolls, doll house makers 1974+ London
Mabel Bland-Hawkes cloth dolls 1918-1930
Bluebird Toys Plc 1980-1998 – now owned by Mattel USA
Boudoir dolls 1915-1930s
British Made doll mark bisque black or white doll 1918
British National Doll mark BND 1930-1960
British Novelty Works (presumed) doll mark BNW 1915
British Toy Co. doll trade mark Wardol prior to 1915
– acquired by Potteries Toy Co. in July 1915
Brown & Richie, Ltd. doll mark APEX 1940s+
– doll trade mark a crown, lion on shield, BR in a square Daddy’s Queen
Brown, Westhead & Moore Co. doll mark BWM & Co 1859-1891
– in 1891 took over S. Hancock & Sons
C
Canada doll makers
Cascelloid Ltd. / Palitoy Company celluloid dolls 1919-1968 London
Cassidy Brother’s, Casdon Toys 1946-1971+ Blackpool, UK
Cauldon Potteries Ltd. pottery doll heads 1920-1932
Chad Valley Doll Company 1897-1978
Chelsea Art Doll Makers doll mark 1950s-1960s London
– artist made dolls of royal family, celebrities +
Childs & Sons papier mache head dolls mark mid-1800’s
Chiltern Toy Works dolls 1908-1920+
– 1920-1967+ H.G. Stone & Co. LTD., sold to Chad Valley
Clarke, Nicholls & Combe doll mark globe & ship 1870+ Middlesex
Classic dolls, see Speights LTD 1900-1924
Cobo cloth dolls 1870s+ Bailiwick Guernsey
Marguerite (Grete) Cohn doll mark Grecon 1920-1950s?
– 1920 Berlin, Germany & 1940 London, England
– felt dollhouse dolls with metal feet
S. Coleman wax dolls prior to 1867
– Nos. 6, 7, 11, 12, & 26, Ground Floor Pantheon, Oxford Street
Crabet Shape Company mask face dolls 1916-1918
William Henry Cremer Junior & Son doll mark 1862-1900
– Cremer Dolls Toys Games 210 Regent St.
Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co. 1889-1940s
– doll mark Crown Staffs The Caversham doll HJH
D
Cowan De Groot & Co. doll mark Codeg 1919-1950s
J. Cowan Dolls LTD. doll mark Jayco ca. 1919+
Dean’s Rag Book Co. doll mark DRB Co, DRBC 1903+ London
Dennis, Malley & Company doll mark Demalcol 1921-1926 & GER
Diamond Pottery Company dolls 1908-1935 Hanley
– doll mark DPCo English Make, Regina DP British Made
– doll mold 56-12, 68-8, 159, 161, 164, 654305
Diamond Tile Co. doll mark England inside diamond shape 1933-1943
Doll Industries Ltd. doll mark DIL Made in England 1948+ London
– trademark Doll-In-Doll, dolls can be unmarked as well
Doll Manufacturers 1917-1920 Tunbridge Wells
– British ceramic heads, mask face black or Hindu dolls
Doll Pottery Company 1916-1920 Fenton
– may have English Make in the doll marking
Dollies Ltd. ca. 1933-1935 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
– doll mark Dollies # British or Britisch
– joined Dean’s Rag Book to form Dean’s Dollies Ltd. 1935+
Dorothy doll mark Dorothy 9082 made in England, unknown
Dura Porcelain Co. 1915-1918 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs
– doll mark Benco Dura, DU 28 RA