Hertwig & Company was founded by Christoph Hertwig, Johann and Benjamin Beyermann  who produced porcelain and earthenware products in their factory in Katzhütte, Thuringen, Germany from 1864 to 1941.  By 1869 Mr. Hertwig was the sole owner, after Christoph passed away in 1886 his son and grand-sons continued the company. The first mention of doll head production was in 1884.  Hertwig & Company was a prolific producer of China head dolls on nanking bodies, they employed 300-500 factory workers, plus 600 more home workers, most of the citizens of Katzhütte earned their living from this enterprise.

Hertwig produced Amberg’s all bisque Nancy dolls designed by Hazel Drukker, all bisque dolls some with molded clothing or molded hair decoration, all bisque Animals, Bathing Beauty dolls, Character dolls; Moritz and Struwelpeter, all bisque Comic figures standing or seated with wide open big mouths, Palmer Cox Chinaman on a white horse, seated or standing all bisque dolls, Doll house dolls, Kewpie like dolls, Nodders, Piano Babies, Snow Babies, bisque shoulder head dolls with molded bonnets called Margueritas, Half Bisque dolls and many other figurines and small knick knacks. In 1925 Hertwig advertised porcelain head cloth body Hewika doll molds 648 to 686.

Hertwig is probably best known to the American market for their exclusive Pet Name China head dolls that have the dolls name in gold printed on the front of the head and China head dolls with nanking cotton cloth bodies.