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Käthe Kruse Dolls 1910+ German

1912 Kathe Kruse Fiamingo boy cloth doll face

1912 Kathe Kruse, Doll I, Fiamingo boy cloth doll 16″ face


Käthe Kruse produced her fine antique dolls made of canvas cloth with painted facial features in Germany and Bavaria after World War II.  Early cloth dolls are usually marked Käthe Kruse on the sole of the foot and some have a number.  Kruse celluloid or plastic dolls are usually found with the celluloid turtle mark and the Käthe Kruse name on their backs.

1910 – 1956 Kathe Kruse Doll Design Models Identified


Doll I – Fiamingo bust, a child of 2 or 3 years with wide hips 16″ 1910-1930
Doll II – Scherlenkerchen, Little Floppy doll, 13″ 1922-1930s
Doll V – Traumerchen, Sleeping Baby closed eyes 19.695″ 1925+
Doll VI – Du Mein, awake baby open eyes ” sand babies” 23.695″ 1925+
Doll VII – Du Mein, awake baby open eyes 13 3/4″ 1925 – early 1930s (1929 wigged)
Doll VIII – Das Deutsche Kind, The German Child, Friedebald head 20 1/2″ 1929+
Doll IX – Das Deutsche Kind, Th e German Child, Friedebald head 13 3/4″ 1929+
Doll XII – Hamplechen, Little Jumping doll, 13 3/4, 15 3/4, 17 3/4″ early 1930s

Kathe Kruse Dolls Identified

1910 Kathe Kruse boy doll cloth body 16"
1910 Kathe Kruse Doll I, boy doll cloth body wide hips 16″
1922 Kathe Kruse Schlenkerchen cloth boy doll face
1922 Kathe Kruse Doll II, Schlenkerchen cloth boy doll face 13″
1925 Kathe Kruse Traumerchen sleeping baby cloth doll face
1925 Kathe Kruse Doll V, Traumerchen sleeping baby cloth doll face
1927 Kathe Kruse Du Mein cloth boy doll face
1927 Kathe Kruse Doll VI, Du Mein cloth boy doll face
1930 Kathe Kruse Friedebald cloth doll face
1930s Kathe Kruse Doll VIII, Das Deutches Kind, cloth Boy Friedebald doll face 20 1/2″
1930s Kathe Kruse Doll 8, Das Deutsches Kind, cloth Girl Friedebald face 20 1/2"
1930s Kathe Kruse Doll VIII, Das Deutsches Kind, cloth Girl Friedebald face 20 1/2″
Kathe Kruse doll mark signature
Kathe Kruse doll mark signature
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Kathe Kruse doll mark Schutz symbol Marke
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Kathe Kruse official website history | Cloth Dolls from ancient to modern book in 1997 by Linda Edward, Cloth Dolls 1920s – 1930s, Identification and Price Guide book in 1990 by Polly Judd and continued research across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.

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