Antique German Doll Makers, Marks L-O 1777+

Lambert & Samhammer doll mark LS 1872-1884

 - owners M. Lambert, A. Marseille, P. Samhammer

Adolph Landsberger doll mark ALB in 1901-1908

Hermann Landshut & Company 1892-1895

  - mark on foot 66543, doll mark Linon on a banner

Fritz Langbein 1918-1925+

Georg Langbein 1915-1925+

Oscar Langbein 1908-1925+

Alfred Lange doll mark May Blossom 1923

Erben G. Lange wood dolls 1853+

Arthur Laufer doll mark Laufer Puppe 1923-1925

Aloys Lechleitner 1866-1925+

Hans Leh doll mark L 1890-1929+

Ernst Paul Lehmann mechanical 1881-1902

   - tin walking dolls, Buschow celluloid head

doll mark R bell symbol L Patent

Leibe & Hofmann doll mark L & H 1772-1888

Rudolf Leschhorn doll mold 777 in 1924-1930s

Julius Leuthausser Täuflings wax dolls 1879-1926

Richard Leutheuser toys & dolls 1886-1924

   - doll mark symbol with toys in square

Herbert Josef Leven doll mark HJL 1912-1938

merger of Hugo Dressel and Leven & Sprenger

Leven & Sprenger 1891-1912

   - multi face dolls, leather, baby, poupards dolls

J. Levie dolls 1925-1926

Ernst Liebermann celluloid dolls 1894-1938+

   - doll mark EL, Eli

Heinrich Liebermann doll mold 1601 in 1924-1927

doll mark Puppen Spielwaren sunrise symbol Maliso inside a circle

Georg Nicol & Louis Liebermann 1902-1909

doll mark 201013, patent for sound device

Gustav Liedel papier mache dolls 1855+

Liegnitzer Porzellanfabrik, see Moritz Papp

Limbach Porzellanfabrik doll mark 1772-1937

Edmund Lindner 1829-1902

Louis Lindner & Söhn doll mark LL & S 1830-1928

doll mold 1339

Anton Link doll mark ALS 1866-1924

Loeffler & Diller 1887-1932+ (and London)

   - doll mark L & D, L & DS

     merged with Eduard Schmidt in 1932   

Gebruder Lokesch metal head dolls 1902+ Lieben

- doll mark Venus over a heart symbol

Lona Art Dolls (A. Schmidt) celluloid 1894-1927+

- August Schmidt doll mark Lona DRP

Anni Lonz doll mark Alah 1923-1924

Lowenthal & Co papier mâché dolls 1838-1897

Ilse Ludecke cloth art dolls 1917+

- doll mark Trachtenpuppen Schwetzingen

   Deutschland Schleßsplatz Frhorinzen

Oskar Ludwig 1897-1916

August Luge doll mark bird on a branch 1881-1930+

doll mold 283, 725, 740, office; London & Paris

1927-1930 South Sea Baby, Sϋdsee Baby doll mark

Ferdinand Luge 1880-1924

A. Luthard Täufling baby dolls 1909-1918

Eg. Mich Ernst Luthardt celluloid dolls 1868-1938

doll mark Luta

Louis Philipp Luthardt doll mark LPL 1909-1921+

Fritz Lutz 1913-1925

   - doll trade name Jing Go Ring

  doll mold 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005

Georg Lutz doll mark GL 2015 Superior 1887-1906

   L - continued above

   L - continued

Arno Lutzelberger & Co. doll mark Ai-Ai 1923-1925

also known as Thuringer Spielwaren-Fabrik

Hermann Lutzelberger 1895-1925+

J. N. Lutzelberger 1873-1909

Lyro Puppen Co mbH. doll mark LYRO inside star 1923

- mark also by Rolfes & Co. & Franz Volpert in 1925

Ernst Maar & Sohn composition dolls 1917-1928+

- doll mark 256 AM Maar

doll mark EMASCO

Ma. E. Maar - Driel-M. doll mark 3 M's, MMM 1920-1970s

   - see also unknown German M doll marks

Robert Maaser Puppenfabrik 1904 / 1911-1924+

- bisque head doll mark Germany 410 5/0

   - bisque, celluloid, composition doll heads

   best known for baby dolls 410 with a movable jaw

Maienthau & Wolff 1927-1930s

Mälzer dolls 1897-1907

Mannheimer Gummi Gutta Percha und Asbest Fabrik dolls 1907-1911

August Mansert 1908-1925+

Karl Manuzmann doll name Mimosa 1923-1924

Marie Maré-Schur art dolls 1909-1918

Marienfeld Porzellanfabrik 1892-1899

  - 1900-1903 Voigt & Müller, then Hertwig & Co

   doll mark M on a six sided shield

Sigismund Markmann doll mark SMB 1902-1930

Marottes or Schwenker - doll head on a stick

Armand Marseille doll mark AM 1885-1950s

Marseille doll mark 4 anchor symbol AM

doll mark AM anchor symbol, AM mold 341

Martinroda Porzellanfabrik of Eger & Co. 1901

Eduard Wilhelm Matthes doll mold 192 1853-1928

   - doll mark Ursula, Friedel, Spielzeug E.W. Matthes

Edith Maus cloth doll mark mouse symbol 1925-1927

Carl Max & Co 1897-1914

George Mechtold & Co 1894-1915

Meissen china doll mark crossed swords, KPM 1710+

also called Konigliche Porzellan Manufaktur

Mengersgereuth Porzellanfabrik 1908-1930  

   - also Crämer & Héron 1892-1920s

doll mark PM, Grete, Hans, Herzi, Trebor

    doll molds 22, 23, 255, 800, 828, 830, 900,

904, 914, 916, 924, 926, 927, 928, 929, 950

Metal Head Doll Menu 1861-1930s

Erich Metzels 1893-1897

Ernst Metzler doll mark EM 1909-1924, doll mold 890

   - Pressig-Rothenkirchen / Bavaria Porzellanfabrik

- 1924-1940s Porcelain Mfg. Paul Rauschert GmbH

Gebrüder Metzler & Ortloff doll mark MOI 1864-1928

   - Illmenau Porzellanfabrik

Richard Metzler Jr. mâché, wax, wood dolls 1884-1928

   - Sonneberg Puppenfabrik

Edmond Metzner 1889-1925+

Carl Meyer celluloid dolls 1899-1921

Erna Meyer 1940s-1950s

   - cloth doll house dolls, lilliputin-püppchen

Hermann Meyer 1926-1930

Amandus Michaelis & Co doll mark AM 1870-1918

   - in 1918 acquired by Rauenstein Porzellanfabrik

- doll mark AM or a standing man both inside a triangle

Hugo Michaelis & Co 1887-1892 Rauenstein

  - 1892 acquired by Rauenstein Porzellanfabrik

M. Michaelis & Co 1914-1923

Milliners Model papier mache dolls 1840s-1860s

   - mannikin dolls to display clothing fashions

Mimosa doll mark 1923

Mittelland Gummiwerke rubber dolls 1924-1927

doll mark Mittelland Puppe

August Möller & Sohn celluloid dolls 1915-1928

doll mark AMUSO, doll mold 70, 100, 1920

Moller & Dippe doll mark MDU anchor symbol 1879-1913

   M - continued above

   M - continued

Moll's Doll Company mark celluloid dolls 1950s-60s

  - Trachten-Puppen or traditional costume doll

Georg Friedrich Morgenroth taufling dolls 1882

Otto Morgenroth doll factory 1905-1912 Sonneberg

   - doll trade name American Queen

Morgenroth & Company 1866-1919 Gotha

doll mark Schutzmerke M Gotha

merged with Friedrich Schwab & Co. in 1919

Carl Moritz doll mark MCT Taubenbach 1840-1930

Hof-Moschendorf Porzellanfabrik 1878-1925+

   - owner Otto Reinecke

Carl Motschmann 1918-1925+

Christoph Motschmann doll mark 1855-1860s

Patent 29 April 1857 CH. Motschmann Sonneberg

Motschmann & Huffner 1879-1897

Andrew (Andreas) Müller doll mark AMN 1894-1923

doll mark crown over 2 crossed poles

doll mark AMN a bear, jester, windmill, girl

Carl Muller 1883-1930

   - see Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik

C. G. Muller & Sohn 1797-1889 Sonneberg

   - 1889 sold to Philipp Samhammer

Johann Friedrich Muller papier mache 1805+

Karl Muller & Co doll mark M Co 1923-28 Effelder

- also called Müller & Liebermann

Louis Müller 1918-1925+

Max Müller 1909-1918

Wilhelm G. Müller celluloid dolls 1900-1930s

doll mark Wee Ge M

doll mold 221, 441, 5067, 5074, 5079, 5080

Müller & Fröbel doll & toy factory 1884-1930+

doll mark sun, Chinese man in a square

Müller & Kaltwasser doll mark MUKA in 1927-1935

Müller & Mälzer 1888-1907 Illmenau

Müller & Strassburger papier mache 1863-1892

doll mark M & S, M & S Superior

Julia Müller-Sarne doll mark JSM 1922

August Nelke 1895-1915

Gustav Neubronner 1851-1918 Bavaria

Heinrich Neugebauer 1907-1925+

Neuhaus am Rennweg Porzellanfabrik Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanfabrik 1922+

see Rudolph Heinz & Company 1858-1922+

both used doll mark AV, PN, doll mold 9500, 9501

Nöckler & Tittel wood dolls 1849-1930s

  - doll mark NT, N & T, doll mold 412

Nonn & Sohn 1907-1923

 doll mark a wolf symbol H.W.E.N.S.P.F.

Leo Nordschild doll mark Bella Puppen 1923-1924

Nymphenburg state porcelain factory 1761-1925+

doll mark hatch marks on shield

Nikolaus Oberender doll mark NO 1908-1927

Obletter verleger, wooden dolls 1825-1859

H. Offenbacher & Co doll mark OCo 1920-1924

Gebrüder Ohlhaver doll mark Revalo 1897-1928

Ohrdufer Handelsgesellschaft dolls 1922

- doll mark Handora

Ondine Swimming Dolls 1890+ also France

Orben, Knabe & Co China doll mark OK 1909