George Borgfeldt Dolls 1881-1959

1909+ Character Doll, Kämmer & Reinhardt Baby doll, or Kaiser Baby doll, 11-20" tall, bisque socket head, composition jointed bent limb baby body, molded painted hair, painted eyes, open/closed mouth.  The 100 doll mold, Kaiser Baby dolls also came with glass eyes and were also distributed in the United States through Strobel & Wilken.

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K & R Baby doll mark 28 K * R 100

K & R Kaiser Baby doll mold 100, 11"

Borgfeldt Character Baby Doll, 12-24" tall, bisque socket head composition bent limb body, glass sleep or painted eyes, open or closed mouth, wigged.  Some doll mold numbers and markings are: 251, 326, 327, 329, G. B., G.B. & Co. Germany

Character Baby Doll mold 251, 11"

1922+ Bye-Lo Baby, 9-20" tall, white doll, all bisque doll, bisque and composition, celluloid or wooden head with cloth body, sleep eyes or painted eyes.  Designed by Grace Storey Putnam, based on a three day old newborn child.  Several different markings depending on manufacturer; Copr. by Grace S Putnam Germany 1415/48, © 1923 by Grace S. Putnam Made in Germany or 20-10 Copr. by Grace S. Putnam Germany or BYE-LO BABY Reg. US Pat. Off. K and K Copyright 1922 by Grace Storey Putnam (all inside a circle). 

There is a rare antique black bisque head Bye-Lo doll who is marked with the mold 1415, all the other black Bye-Lo dolls are reproductions, see also below Cameo.

Bye-Lo Baby doll bisque heads were made by Alt, Beck & Gottschalck (doll molds 1369, 1373), JD Kestner, Kling & Co., Hertel, Schwab & Co, composition heads by Cameo (made a rare composition black Bye-Lo doll), celluloid heads by Karl Standfuss, wood heads by Schoenhut, all bisque dolls made by Kestner, cloth body dolls made by K & K or K and K Toy Co., composition body dolls made by König & Wernicke.

1922 Bye-Lo Baby doll bisque head

by Grace Storey Putnam

1925 Borgfeldt Baby Bo Kaye doll, 16-20" tall, designed by Joseph L. Kallus of Cameo for George Borgfeldt, bisque head by Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, or celluloid head, lightly molded painted hair, sleep eyes, open mouth with two lower teeth, cloth body with composition limbs. The bisque head ABG doll mold 1407.  Doll mark: Copr. by J.L. Kallus Germany 1394.  There were also small all bisque Baby Bo Kaye dolls , 5-8 1/2" tall, with ABG doll mold 1407.

The theory of the Baby Bo-Kaye doll name is that when the President of Borgfeldt and designer Kallus were trying to arrive at a name, a secretary came in carrying a "bouquet" of flowers, cute.

1925 Cameo Baby Bo Kaye doll,

18" bisque doll head by ABG

1926 Bonnie Babe, 8-23" tall, bisque or celluloid head, open smiling mouth with two lower teeth, cloth or composition body, ABG doll mold 1386,  1402.  Bisque heads were made by ABG; Alt, Beck & Gottschalck.  Doll Marking: Copr. by Georgene Averill Germany 1005 3652 1386. (Borgfeldt was the distributor for Averill).  There were also tiny 5-7" all bisque Bonnie Babe figurine dolls.

1926 Bonnie Babe doll,

18" bisque head by ABG

1929 Borgfeldt Gladdie doll, 18-24" tall, designed by Helen W. Jensen, doll shown is 22" tall, biscaloid (composition that looks like bisque) head with molded painted hair, blue glassene set eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, cloth body with composition limbs.  Some doll markings are: Gladdie Copyriht By Helen W. Jensen Germany.

1929 Gladdie doll, 22"

biscaloid head by Helen W. Jensen

1929 Borgfeldt Gladdie doll, 18-24" tall, designed by Helen W. Jensen, this is the bisque head version of Gladdie; bisque flange head with molded painted hair, glassene set eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, cloth body with composition limbs. Bisque head doll mold 1410 by ABG.  Doll mark Gladdie.

1929 Gladdie doll, 18"

bisque doll head by Jensen

1931 Borgfeldt Babykins doll designed by Grace S. Putnam, 17" tall, bisque flange head with lightly painted molded hair, single stroke brows, painted upper and lower eyelashes, blue sleep eyes, very full closed mouth with prominent lips, cloth body arms and upper legs, composition hands and lower legs, doll mark Babykins Copr. by Grace S. Putnam Made in Germany 1435.  This is the hardest to find and a rare Grace S. Putnam doll.

ABG -  Alt, Beck Gottschalck is a likely supplier of doll mold 1435. 

1931 Babykins doll, 17" by Grace S. Putnam

1892-1895 Annie Laurie doll 

1894 Minerva metal head dolls

1895-1925+ Celebrate kid dolls

1897 Elsie doll

1897 Princess dressed dolls

1898 The International doll

1899 Aunt Sally doll, Uwanta doll

1900 Alma doll by Armand Marseille   

1901 Florodora kid dolls by Armand Marseille

1902 Aurora kid dolls by Friedrich Richter, Xtra doll

1903 All Steel Doll, Fairyland Rag dolls, My Playmate dolls

1904 Juno Metal Head dolls  

1905 Dreamland Rag dolls

1906 Kidlyne dolls, Tootsie doll

1907 Baby Belle doll, Fluffy Ruffles doll, My Dearie doll

1908  Pretty Peggy composition doll

1909 Aetna's Can't Break-Em dolls, Alida Dutch Steiff doll, Irvington doll, Commander Lieut. Peary doll

1910-1922 Pansy bisque head doll marked Pansy II, III, V

1911 Little Bright Eyes googly dolls (look a like Hug Me Kiddie googly dolls)

1912  Minnit Baby doll mold 971 Marseille, My Girlie doll mold 1362 ABG, Tiny Tots 10 & 16"

1913 Dotty doll, Happifat doll, Little Sister doll mold 326, Prize Baby doll, Cubist doll, Peero doll,

         Jolly Kids doll, Butterfly doll, Carrie, Willy doll, Kewpie doll by Tip Top Toy.

1914 Blue Bird doll clothes, Nobbi-Kid doll, Oh You Kid doll, September Morn doll Drayton, Mama's Angel

          Child doll, Bettijak doll, Little Miss Sunshine doll, Little Sister doll, Tommy Atkins doll.

1915 Rastus doll, Peakies doll, Skating Charlotte doll, Skookum doll, Knock About dolls.

1916 Bedtime Baby doll, Bundie doll Rex, K & K dolls

1917  Preshus doll, Em-Boss-O doll, Hollikid doll, Rosy-Posy doll by Elektra

142, 170, 250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 326, 327, 328, 329, 1228, 1362, 1369, 1373, 1386, 1391, 1394, 1402, 1403, 1405, 1407, 1410, 1418, 1435, 1923, 2918, 13765