Limbach Porzellanfabrik Dolls 1772-1937 German
Johann Gotthelf Greiner (1732-1797) is known as the Father of Thurginian Porcelain, he came from a long line of German glass makers. Johan Gotthelf began working for his father by age twelve, by age eighteen he took over the management of the factory. In 1761 Johann, Georg Dummler and cousin Johann Gotthelf Greiner (1728-1768) began making hard paste porcelain in their converted former glass factory.
Limbach production of bisque doll heads was from 1893 to 1899 when production stopped and resumed in 1919 to the 1930s, continuing to produce all bisque dolls, character figures Max and Moritz, Penny dolls, anthropomorphic All bisque animal figurines with heads of all kinds a cat, dog, pig, rabbit, etc., bathing dolls, bisque doll heads on jointed composition, kid or wood and spring bodies, China head dolls on nanking cloth bodies, knick-knacks plus more.
Limbach Doll Identified
ca. 1919 Limbach bisque socket head doll 19″ face, composition jointed body, doll mark
ca. 1919 Limbach Wally bisque socket head doll 24″, jointed composition body, doll mark Wally crown, 1772 three leaf clover Limbach
1920s Limbach Googly eye doll 8″ face with dimples doll mark SK crown symbol, 1772 three leaf clover Limbach
1920s Limbach doll mold 5001 jointed and Ruth all bisque dolls with painted socks and shoes
1920s Limbach doll mold 166 and mold P47 all bisque googly dolls
1920s Limbach all bisque Boston terrier and Bulldog dolls marked Germany
1920s Limbach all bisque Mickey mouse and Rabbit dolls marked Germany
1920s Limbach doll mold 8035 all bisque Max and Moritz dolls marked 8035 Germany
Limbach Doll Marks Identified
Limbach Doll Mold Numbers Identified
112 (multi two-faces), 331, 338, 511, 547, 566, 607, 682, 747, 750, 771, 785, 801, 880, 958, 1772, 2780, 4297, 4473, 4507, 4527, 4771, 4886, 5053, 5331, 5271, 5274, 5548, 5568, 5701, 5774, 5801, 6248, 6335, 8035, 8552, 7309, 7886, 8007, 8008, 8095, 8098, 8099, 8552 Irish Queen, 8553, 8660, 8661, 8675, 8679, 8682, 8822, 8833, 8857, 8867, 8887, 9027, 9109, 9282, 9307, 9771, 9772, 9775, 10000, 10698, 10703, 11161, 11456, 80986, 90921, P2, P11, P15, P19, P23, P27, P38 googly eyes, P39 II, P45, P49, P59, P85, P112 (multi two face doll), P607, P610, SK doll with googly eyes.
Limbach Doll Names
Norma, Our Mary, Pearlie, Rita, Rose, Ruth, SK (googly), Wally dolls, trade names: Irish Queen, Max and Moritz dolls
Porcelain Factories Associated with Gotthelf Greiner and Family
Porzellanfabrik Sitzendorf Volkstedt, Limbach, Porzellanfabrik Grossbreitenbach, IImenau Porzellanfabrik, Closter (Kloster) Veilsdorf Porzellanfabrik, Porzellanfabrik Wallendorf, Porzellanfabrik Gera, Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein, Porzellanfabrik Schlaggenwald, Porzellanfabrik Tettau.
Limbach Porzellanfabrik Doll Resources: Dictionary of Doll Marks book by Jean Bach page 81, German Doll Encyclopedia book by Cieslik page 189.