Albert Schoenhut Antique Wooden Dolls 1903+ USA
A brief history; Albert Schoenhut was a third generation wood carver born in Germany, established his toy factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1872 for making wood toys of which a piano was his first. It’s believed the first dolls copyrighted in 1903 were for the Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus; lady and gentleman acrobats, lion tamer, lady circus rider, ringmaster, a Chinaman, Hobo and Black Dude dolls. 1906 Gamages in England sold many of the Schoenhut dolls
By 1907 Schoenhut Farmer and Milkmaid dolls were sold in a farm set. Max and Moritz German boys and Mary had a little lamb set included a doll.
1908 Schoenhut Rolly-Dollys in several sizes were patented. A fifty-three piece set called Teddy’s Adventures in Africa included the portrait spring jointed Teddy Roosevelt doll.
1911 Albert Schoenhut’s patent was approved on January 17th for his All Wood Perfection Art Dolls with solid wood heads and molded carved hair or wigged, boy or girl dolls with compressed metal spring joints and two holes in the soles of the feet (as do shoes) that allow the dolls to stand or pose. On February 1, 1911 Schoenhut Baby Tootsie Wootsie and toddler Schoenhut Schnickel-Fritz a Mr. Common People doll, a cartoon character by Herbert Johnson, was registered on June 6, 1911.
Schoenhut – American Master Albert Schoenhut in 2023, video courtesy of YouTube by Michal Canadas
Schoenhut Dolls with Mary Senko in 2021, video courtesy of YouTube Michael Canadas
Schoenhut Dolls Timeline
1912 Albert Schoenhut passed away and his six sons succeeded him.
1913 Son Harry Edison Schoenhut designed the Schoenhut bent limbed Baby doll.
1915 Schoenhut Manikin boy dolls 19″ tall, 1915 Schoenhut Miss Dolly with decal eyes.
1918-1928 Schoenhut Chinese Baby doll 13″, Barney Google doll (cartoon character), 6 1/2″ tall with his nailed on black top hat.
1919 Schoenhut Walking dolls without the holes in feet, 1923 Schoenhut dolls with Sleep Eyes were introduced.
1924 Schoenhut Mama dolls with a hollow wood head and hands on a cloth body.
1924 Schoenhut All Composition jointed dolls with molded painted curly hair, marked with a round paper label; Schoenhut Toys Made in U.S.A.
ca. 1930s Schoenhut The Pinn family, small wooden dolls made from clothes pins.
ca. 1950 Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Toy Company was given permission to make the Humpty Dumpty circus dolls by Schoenhut
In 1998 the United States Postal Service reproduced Schoenhut’s Bonnet head dolls.
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Schoenhut button pin Schoenhut, All Wood, Perfection, Art Doll, Made in U.S.A., Strong, Durable and Unbreakable
Schoenhut Doll mark Schoenhut Doll, Pat. Jan. 17-11 USA Foreign Countries
Schoenhut doll mark Schoenhut Doll, Pat. Jan. 17th, 1911 U.S.A. label.
Harry Edison Schoenhut doll mark H.E. Schoenhut copyright label