Koenig and Wernicke Dolls 1912+ German

Koenig & Wernicke doll mold 90 Butterfly Baby doll 13″ tall a bisque head Asian or Oriental doll, composition jointed body, doll mark Butterfly Baby 90 Made in Germany.

Max Koenig, along with Max and August Rudolph founded their Puppenfabrik (doll factory) in Waltershausen, Thüringia, Germany in 1911 known as Koenig & Rudolph. In 1912 the two Mr. Rudolph’s left the company and Rudolph Wernicke jointed the firm and the company name was changed to Koenig & Wernicke. The bisque heads for Koenig & Wernicke dolls were supplied by the porcelain factories of Bahr & Pröschild, Hertel, Schwab & Company and Armand Marseille. They also made celluloid dolls, as the KW doll mark contains the Schildkrot turtle symbol as well. In 1931 Koenig & Wernicke purchased the doll factory of Adolf Wislizenus.

Some Koenig & Wernicke doll trade names are: My Playmate doll – Mein Spielgefährte and 1914+ My Pride doll – Mein Stolz doll mold 4711, both dolls were distributed in the USA by George Borgfeldt., Butterfly Baby doll mold 90, 1935+ K & W Nicaput is a painted hard rubber doll.

Koenig & Wernicke made black or white Dolly face, Character Baby and Character and dolls, all of good quality. Koenig & Wernicke operations ceased sometime after 1935.

Koenig & Wernicke Doll Marks Identified

Koenig & Wernicke doll mark Butterfly Baby 90 Made in Germany

Koenig & Wernicke doll mark Made in Germany 98

Koenig & Wernicke doll mark K & WW 170 1 1/2

Koenig & Wernicke black doll mark K & W 221

Koenig & Wernicke doll mark K & WW 298 / 7 turtle symbol

Koenig & Wernicke doll mark K & WW 298 turtle symbol celluloid

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Koenig & Wernicke Doll Mold Numbers Identified

38, 88, 90, 98, 99, 106, 111, 112, 134, 144, 151, 155, 156, 160, 170, 178, 179, 199, 221, 222, 298, 333, 555, 710, 777, 1035, 1040, 1070, 1080, 1090, 1570, 1580, 1583, 1584, 1590, 1600, 1610, 2600, 4711, 7000

German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939 book in 1984 and German Doll Marks and Identification book in 2001, both by Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik, Baby Dolls book in 1988 by Linda Richter, The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls books, (note see the spelling Konig – in Cieslik’s the company letterhead spelling is Koenig) vol. I (1800-1925) in 1968, vol. II (1800-1930) in 1986 by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. Coleman and continued research across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.