Goebel Dolls 1879+ German
![Goebel Dolls German 1 Goebel antique dolls](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-dolls-300x244.jpg)
Franz Detleff Goebel and his son William Goebel founded their porcelain factory Wilhelmsfeld located in Oeslau, Thüringia, Germany to produce porcelain and earthenware objects. By 1879 the company was known as F & W Goebel. Early F & W Goebel objects, including bisque doll heads (1887+) were marked with a triangle and half moon symbol with or without a two digit mold number.
By 1893 the company was owned solely by William, who changed the name to William Goebel Porzellanfabrik which is also when Goebel began producing fine bisque dolls of all kinds; small all bisque dolls, bisque Dolly Face shoulder or socket heads on kid or composition jointed bodies, bent limb character Baby dolls, Googly eye dolls, half dolls, bathing beauties, ballerinas and Bécassine dolls.
After 1900 Goebel began using the crown symbol above the WG initials mark. Goebel also supplied Max Handwerck with some bisque Bébé Elite doll heads. Today Goebel is probably best known for their porcelain Hummel figurines and other objects.
Goebel Dolls Identified
![Goebel Dolls German 3 ca. 1912 Goebel B1 character doll bisque 11" face](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-b1-character-face-doll-11-face-2-bavaria-133x150.jpg)
ca. 1912 Goebel B1 character bisque open mouth with teeth doll 11″ face, composition jointed body, doll mark B1 Bavaria.
![Goebel Dolls German 4 ca. 1912 Goebel B3 dolly face 23" doll](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-b3-dolly-face-doll-23-face-121x150.jpg)
ca. 1912 Goebel B3 dolly face 23″ closed mouth doll, composition jointed body, doll mark B3 Germany.
![Goebel Dolls German 5 ca. 1912 Goebel B7 character doll 22" face](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-b7-character-doll-face-mark-b7-125x150.jpg)
ca. 1912 Goebel B7 character doll 22″ face with cheek dimples, open mouth with upper teeth, doll mark B7 Germany.
![Goebel Dolls German 6 ca. 1920s William Goebel bisque head googly eye doll 6 1/2" tall](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-1920-googly-eye-doll-face-6-1-2-135x150.jpg)
ca. 1920s William Goebel bisque head googly eye, closed mouth doll 6 1/2″ tall, doll mark crown symbol WG P 12/0 X Germany.
F & W Goebel / William Goebel Doll Marks Identified
![Goebel Dolls German 7 F & W Goebel doll mark triangle with a half moon symbol 30](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-f-and-w-doll-mark-30-triangle-moon-150x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 8 William Goebel doll mark 84 WG 2/0](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-84-wg-150x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 9 William Goebel doll mark crown symbol WG 521 Germany](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-521-crown-wg-150x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 10 William Goebel doll mark K.L. 806 crown symbol WG Made in Bavaria stamp](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-806-crown-wg-137x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 11 William Goebel doll mark Bavaria B1 + 3/0 crown symbol WG](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-b1-crown-wg-bavaria-148x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 12 William Goebel doll mark Germany B4](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-b4-germany-150x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 13 William Goebel doll mark Made in Germany crown symbol WG 12/0 X googly eyes](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-crown-wg-12-150x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 14 William Goebel doll mark crown symbol WG P 12/0 X Germany googly eyes](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-crown-wg-p-germany-googly-eye-150x142.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 15 William Goebel doll mark crown symbol WG S 13/0 Germany](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-crown-wg-s-germany-150x142.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 16 William Goebel trademark crown symbol Wilhelms-Feld WG](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-crown-wilhelms-feld-150x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 17 William Goebel doll mark WG PM for Mengersgereuth Porzellanfabrik](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-wg-pm-150x150.jpg)
![Goebel Dolls German 18 William Goebel Hummel doll mark symbol V](https://www.dollreference.com/wp-content/uploads/goebel-william-doll-mark-hummel-150x150.jpg)
William Goebel Doll Mold Numbers Identified
30/B, 31, 34, 46, 50, 54, 60, 64, 73, 77A, 77B, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 with molded cap, 89, 90, 91, 92, 102, 103, 106, 107, 110, 111, 114, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 185, 217, 208 googly, 283, 285, 286, 317, 319, 320, 321, 322, 330 (not an all bisque googly), 340, 350, 501, 521, 806, 825A, 839, 839A.