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  Eisenmann & Company googly doll face

Eisenmann & Company googly doll face

Below is a list of past Antike Puppen Hersteller, German doll makers from S to T; Company names, dates of operation, doll mold numbers, doll marks, labels, letters or initials, trade names and symbols.  Names beginning with Porzellanfabrik or similar, are listed under name of owner or town.  Abbreviation Gebr. = Gebrüder (brother or brothers).

 

Doll Makers

 

A-B  C-G   H-K  L-O  P-R  S  T-Z 

 

Note:  C and K, C and Z, I and J - can all be spelled phonetically and interchangeably in German and in old script ß equals the SS sound. 

S

S & Co - see Swaine & Company

Saarländische Puppenfabrik doll mark SPS made in Sarre 1922-1926

Saarländische Puppenfabrik doll mark SPS, doll mold 1920

doll mold 1920, heads probably by Carl Muller Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik

 

Samhammer & Lambert & Company 1872-1881

    - owners Mathais Lambert & Philip Samhammer

Philipp Samhammer & Lambert doll mark Unbreakable SL with anchor symbol

 

Philipp Samhammer doll mark S anchor1881-1928 Sonneberg

Philipp Samhammer doll mark

owners A. Marseille, P. Samhammer

 

Samstag & Hilder Brothers 1894-1920, distributor of Hug Me Kiddie dolls 

Priska Sander multi face doll mold 945354 in 1925

Priska Sander doll mark DRGM 945354

 

Sanoner, Senoner, Sononer wood dolls 1800s+

Sasha dolls by Sasha Morgenthaler 1965-2001

Johannes Sauerteig doll factory 1865-1824 Sonneberg

doll mark Jose Germany 4

 

Schäfer & Vater porcelain factory 1890-1941 Rudolstadt

Schäfer & Vater doll mark

doll mark a crown star R

 

Otto Schamberger doll factory 1922-1925 Sonneberg

Otto Schamberger doll mark an eagle, flag, ADLON OS

doll mark an eagle, flag, ADLON OS

 

Note: the next names can be spelled Schelhorn or Schellhorn

August Schelhorn doll mark symbol 1897-1925+ Sonneberg

August Schellhorn doll mark symbol

 

Heinrich Schelhorn celluloid dolls 1901-1935, see England

Max Friedrich Schelhorn doll mark SS 1907-1925 Sonneberg

Max Friedrich Schellhorn doll mark SS

 doll mold 120, 121, 122, 123, 370, S 370

 

Schepperdocken hollow wood dolls 1800s-1900s

   - hollow wooden dolls with stones inside to rattle

Peter Scherf doll mark Sch 1879-1927 Sonneberg

Peter Scherf doll mark P Sch. Germany, P. Sch., Germany A P. Sch / M, P. Sch Germany AM

 

Richard Scherzer & Fischer 1887-1928+

Richard Scherzer & Fischer doll mark man carrying a sack

doll mark man carrying a sack, mark Herzlieb auf Reisen, doll mold 210

 

C. G. Schierholz & Sohn 1816+

C. G. Schierholz & Sohn hard paste porcelain, doll mark hashtag or two crossed lines

paste porcelain doll mark hashtag, 2 crossed lines

 

Schildkröt, see Rheinische Gummi und Celluloid-Fabrik

Schildkröt and Rheinische Gummi und Celluloid-Fabrik doll mark label turtle symbol

 

FM Schilling papier mache doll mark 1871-1928

F. M. Schilling doll mark angel symbol, Fabrikmarke Deponirt

doll mark Fabrikmarke angel head symbol deponirt,

Deutsche Industrie F.M.S., body stamp 441857, 448506

 

Carl Schirmer doll mold 556 in 1925 Berlin

Karl Schirmer doll mold 556

 

Oskar Schlesinger, Puppenfabrik Lichtenfels 1901-1903

  - doll molds 1015, 1020, 1025, 1030, 1035, 1040

Albert Schlopsnies dolls 1909-1930+ - artist & designer at Steiff

Cathrina Maria Schmalfuss,  Berliner Pupperfabrik 1880-1901+

Gustav Schmey doll & toy factory 1853-1911 Sonnberg, Coburg

Schmider doll mark tag, dates ??

Schmider doll mark tag Original Schmider Trachten

 

A. Schmidt doll mark AS intertwined ca. 1900+ Thüringia

A. Schmidt doll mark AS intertwined

 

August Schmidt cloth art doll mark Lona 1894-1927+ Dresden

August Schmidt doll mark Lona

 

Bruno Schmidt doll mark BSW 1898-1930+ Walthershausen

 

Eduard Schmidt doll mark Sico, Sicora 1904-1932+ Coburg

   -in 1932 they merged with Loeffler & Diller

Eduard Schmidt doll mark Sico, Sicora

 

Franz Schmidt doll mark FS & C anvil 1890-1937 Georgenthal, Thuringia

Franz Schmidt doll mark FS & C anvil

 

Paul Schmidt Doll & Toy Factory 1922-1930+ Sonneberg

Paul Schmidt doll trademark PSSTH

doll trademark PSSTh, doll mold 23

 

Heinrich Schmuckler dolls 1882-1928 Liegnitz

   - founded Erste Schleisische Puppenfabrik

Heinrick Schmuckler doll mark a rabbit Helsi

doll mark Hesli on a rabbit symbol

 

 Carl Schneider Erban, Gräfenthal Porzellanfabrik 1886+

Carl Schneider of Gräfenthal Porzellanfabrik doll mark G with an arrow thru

doll mark G with an arrow thru

 

Johannes G. Schneider doll mark JS 1895+ Lauscha

Johannes Georg. Schneider doll mark JS

doll mark J.S. 5 on bisque doll heads

 

Karl Schneider Kunstpuppen Atelier doll mark

Karl Schneider Kunstpuppen Atelier doll mark

 

Robert Schneider doll mark Rosch Co 1909-1925 Coburg

 

Rudolf Schneider wood dolls 1912-1925+ Sonnberg

    - doll mark Bebe tout en bois entierement articule

Schoberl & Becker celluloid dolls 1923-1960s

    - also called Celba Celluloid Warenfabrik

Schoberl & Becker doll mark winged mermaid on a shield

doll mark winged mermaid on a shield

 

Arthur Schöenau doll factory 1884-1925+ Sonneberg

Arthur Schoenau doll mark MB Germany, A7S, MB 500 , DEP AS 1900-9, A in a heart symbol S1S

 

Gebrüder Schoenau Porzellanfabrik 1865-1920

Gebrüder Schoneau Porzellanfabrik doll mark S on shield, HGS

doll mark S on shield, HGS

 

then Schoenau & Swaine 1920+ Hüttensteinach

Schöenau & Hoffmeister 1901-1953 Burggrub

Schöenau & Hoffmeister doll mark SHPB
 star symbol

 

Schreyer & Company doll mark Schuco 1912-1930s

Schreyer & Co doll mark Schuco

 

S - continued above

   S - continued

Schutzmeister & Quendt doll mark 1889-1930+ Boilstadt, Gotha

    - in Coleman it's spelled Schuetzmeister

Schutzmeister & Quendt doll mark 201 star SQ intertwined 

 

Schwabische celluloid doll mark S 1913-1930+ Mengen, Wurtemberg

Schwabische celluloid doll mark S inside a diamond

 

Emil Schwenk small dolls 1922-present, Monchroden

Emil Schwenk doll mark label Emil Schwenk with swan and child facing backwards on back Monchroden

 

Schwenker - German word for Marotte,  bisque doll head on a stick

S. Schwerin doll mark Hedi 1918-1924 Silesi

S. Schwerin doll mark Hedi

 

Seligmann & Mayer doll mark S & M 1924-1930 Sonneberg

Seligmann & Mayer doll mark S & M

 

Hugo Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark 1922-1930 Walthershausen

Hugo Seyfarth & Reinhardt doll mark SUR

 

Simba Toys doll mark SIMBA China 1982-present, Germany

Simba Toys doll mark SIMBA China

 

Wilhelm Simon & Company doll factory mark 1846-1927

Wilhelm Simon & Co doll mark

 

Simon & Halbig doll mark S & H 1869-1932 Grafenhain, Thuringia

Simon & Halbid doll mark S & H 1875

 

Skittle or Tyroler wood dolls 1735-1925+

Sonneberg Industrial School 1851-1925+

Sonneberg Täuflinge infant dolls 1851+

   - same or similar as Motschmann body type

Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik dolls 1893-1913, owner Carl Müller

Carl Muller Sonneberger Porzellanfabrik doll mark SP intertwined

 

Mylius Sperschneider doll mark MSS 1880-1927

Mylius Sperschneider doll mark Marionette MSS

 

Max Spindler & Co doll mark jester symbol S 1920+

Max Spindler & Co doll mark jester symbol S

 

Karl Standfuss metal head doll mark Juno 1898-1930

Karl Standfuss doll mrk Juno

 

Steha Dolls & Toys West Germany 1940s-1960s

   - formed by Hermann Steiner & Hauser

Steiner & Hauser doll mark Steha

 

Margarete Steiff cloth dolls, bears 1880+

 

 

Erste Steinbacher Porzellanfabrik 1900-1937+

Erste Steinbacher Porzellanfabik doll mark ESTP Germany

 

Adolf Steiner doll mark crown symbol S, Coburg

Adolf Steiner doll mark crown symbol S

 

Albin Steiner doll mark AHS 1910-1930+ Sonneberg

Albin Steiner doll mark AHS

 

August Steiner doll mark AS 1900-1930+ Koppelsdorf

    - son Arthur Steiner took over from his father 1930+

August Steiner doll mark AS 530

composition heads doll mold 84, 231, 261, 530

 

Edmund Ulrich Steiner doll mark EUSt 1894-1916

Edmund Ulrich Steiner doll mark EUSt. inside a diamond, Made in Germany

 

Hermann Steiner doll mark HS 1910-1930s+

Hermann Steiner doll mark HS

 

Louis Steiner doll mark 377439 in 1909-1924

Louis Steiner doll mark 377439 DRGM 374830 / 374831 AM 5 DEP Made in Germany

 

Willi Steiner cloth doll mark Bussi 1925-1929 Bavaria

Willi Steiner cloth doll mark Bussi inside a diamond

 

A. Steinhauser & Company 1891

A. Steinhauser doll mark A. St. in a triangle

doll mark A. St. in a triangle, woolen dolls

 

J. Stellmacher doll trademark Stella 1909-1920

Heinrich Stier papier mache dolls 1830s-1880s

Stollwerch doll mark star above 3 crowns 1906

Stollwerch doll mark star above 3 crowns

 

Josef Strasser art doll mark MKW 1924+

Josef Strasser art doll mark MKW

 

Strasserpuppen Werkstatten rubber dolls 1922-1930

Strobel & Wilken doll mark 1864-1930

Strobel & Wilken doll mark

 

Wilhelm Stunz cloth dolls 1902-1909

Wilhelm Stunz cloth doll mark WST on shield + bear symbol

doll mark WST on shield + bear symbol

 

Stutzhauser Porzellanfabrik 1910-1930, see Hertel, Schwab

SONNI doll mark East Germany, dates unknown

SONNI doll mark East Germany

 

Gebrüder Süssenguth doll factory 1894-1930

Gebrüder Süssenguth doll mark GS, GESUE, symbol of girl with doll lying on ground in front of her Puppe der Zukunft

doll mark GESUE, GS, Puppe der Zukunft, body stamp 1125389

 

Josef Süsskind doll mark S inside star 1911-1929

Josef Süsskind doll mark S inside a six pointed star Best is Best, trade mark Thro the World

 

Swaine & Company 1910-1923 Hüttensteinach, Germany

Swaine doll mark A Germany S & C, D.V. 1, D Lori 1

 

German Doll Makers  A-B  C-G   H-K  L-O  P-R  S  T-Z 

** Due to World War One (WW1 or WWI) between 1915-1922 imported German bisque dolls were not available to most of the world.

 

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