|
|
|
1900-1913
Borgfeldt Dolly Face
doll, 12-36" tall, bisque socket or shoulder head doll with kid,
cloth or composition body. Bisque doll face shown is on
a 24" tall composition jointed body, open mouth with teeth, sleep
eyes, beautiful braided coiled wig.
|
George Borgfeldt & Company was located in New York City USA and
founded by George Borgfeldt (b.1833 - d.1903), Marcell and Joseph L. Kahle, as
a doll importer, doll assembler for American and Canadian
markets and a doll distributor.
Borgfeldt held the distributing rights to many dolls from
European manufacturers such as: Bähr & Pröschild,
Buschow & Beck and Karl Standfuss,
Heinrich Handwerck,
Käthe Kruse, Kammer & Reinhardt,
JD Kestner, Armand Marseille and Steiff,
plus others.
Borgfeldt bisque doll heads were made for
them by several German doll makers; Alt,
Beck & Gottschalck, Kling & Co.,
Armand Marseille, Max Schelhorn and
Simon & Halbig.
Borgfeldt also distributed American made dolls for;
Aetna,
Averill, Bergfeld & Son, Bimblick
Toy Company NYC, Dreamland
Doll, Cameo, K & K or
K and K Toy Company (also owned by Borgfeldt), Metal Doll Company,
Jeanne Orsini, Tip Top Toy
and many other USA doll makers. |
Some Borgfeldt distributed Dolly faced dolls have
their name in the marking: Alma doll, Duchess doll, Florodora doll, G. B. doll,
Just Me doll, Little Sister doll, My Dearie
doll, My
Girlie doll, My Playmate doll, Nobbi Kid doll and Pansy II, III, V doll (see
Sears for Pansy IV). Some of these names are known
dolls made by Armand Marseille. My Girlie doll mold 1362 is by ABG - Alt, Beck & Gottschalck.
Some dolls distributed by
Borgfeldt may have a G. B. or GB & Co in their marking,
others will not and have only the marking from the
manufacturer.
Borgfeldt is best known for commissioning
and distributing the very successful Rose O'Neill, Kewpie
dolls and Grace Storey Putnam, Bye-Lo Baby dolls.
Borgfeldt antique to vintage dolls
identified
|
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.
Photos courtesy of
littlemarz
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 |
Additional Borgfeldt dolls not shown with dates
|
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
1912 Little Bright Eyes mask face googly dolls (look a like Hug Me Kiddie
googly)
Minnit Baby doll mold 971 Marseille, My Girlie doll mold 1362 ABG,
Tiny Tot dolls with bisque
heads, flapper legs by Marseille
1913 Dotty doll, Happifat doll,
Little Sister doll mold 326, Cubist doll, Peero
doll,
Jolly Kids
dolls (look a like Hug Me Kiddie googly eyed), Butterfly doll, Carrie, Willy doll,
Kewpie doll by Tip Top Toy.
1914 Blue Bird doll clothes, Nobbi-Kid doll,
Oh You Kid doll,
Prize Baby doll (Kestner),
September Morn
doll
by 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
1918 Snow White doll by American Toy
1919 Miss Yankee doll,
Splashme doll, Tissme doll, Tumble-Bo doll, ** Poutie doll, Winkie doll.
1920 Bo Fair doll, Bundie doll Mutual, Com-A-Long doll, Flossie Fisher's doll, Lotta-Sun doll,
Marseille painted eye googly doll mold 255.
1921 Jackie Coogan doll, Teenie Weenie doll by Amberg, Vanitie doll by Metro.
1922 Betsy doll, Mimi doll, Reg'lar Fellers doll by Gene Barnes,
Sugar Plum doll, Teenie Weenie doll,
The Skipper doll, Vivi doll
by Orsini.
1923 Averill dolls, Bedtime doll, Happy Hooligan doll, Daisy doll,
Nifty doll, Peter Rabbit Acrobat
doll,
Powerful Katrinka
doll, Rose Marie doll by K & R.
1924 Bringing Up Father doll, Buttercup doll, Felix the Cat doll, Whatsamatter
doll.
1925 Allie Dog, Koko doll, Little Annie Rooney
doll, Babes in the Woods dolls, Jack and Jill Story Book
dolls by Sol Bergfeld, Jackie Coogan Ragman doll, Just Me
doll by Marseille
1926 Baby Smiles doll,
Buttercup doll, Featherweight doll, Hi-Way Henry
doll, Lillie doll,
Mammy
doll marked R & B Doll Co. designed by Tony Sarg, Paddy Potato
doll, Rolly & Tot
doll
1927
Bonton
doll, Boob Mcnutt doll, Dottie Darling doll,
Jolly Jester
doll, Princess Darling doll,
Rag or Tag dog & cat figurines Averill doll mold 890,
Snowflake doll,
Virginia - Ginny for short doll by Oscar Hitt doll mold 1403
1928 Bonzo the dog (by Cameo), Fly Lo Baby doll or Aero Baby doll mold 1418,
Mignonne doll,
Minnie Spinach doll, Sugar Plum doll, Tommy Turnip doll, Charlie Carrot doll
1931 Mary Ann doll, Mary Jane doll
|
|
|
**
The 1919 Poutie and Winkie are figurines designed by Jeno Juszko
ca. 1925 Allie Dog
doll mark 1405 designed by Georgene Averill
Additional Borgfeldt dolls not shown or dates unknown
Aunt Dinah doll by Sol Bergfeld,
Butterick fashion Manikin
doll,
Bye Bye Kids
doll,
Dry Climate
doll,
Lassie
doll and
Pauline doll
Borgfeldt Doll Mold Numbers Identified
|
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, 4541, 13765 |
|
