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Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig Doll

This is a fine example of a late-1800s to early 1900s bisque head German-made doll by Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig. #antiqueblackdoll #antiquedoll #HeinrichHandwerck #S&Hdoll

Bubbles

Bubbles is a 20-inch composition and cloth baby doll by Effanbee from 1924. #antiqueblackdoll #compositiondoll #babydoll #compositionbabydoll

China Shoulder Head Doll with Doll

A 13-inch black china shoulder head doll circa 1880s-1890s is featured. #blackshoulderheaddoll #chinadoll #blackchinadoll #blackbiquedoll

Debutante Walker

Debutante Walker by American Character, 1939, is a full-body composition doll. #americancharacterdoll #compositiondoll #blackdoll #antiqueblackdoll

Gebruder Heubach #7659 Character Doll

Name: German Bisque Head Character Doll #7659 Made by and When: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1910 Material: Bisque solid dome shoulder head and leather body Marks: 5 HEUBACH (Sunburst symbol) 7659 GERMANY Height: 14 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Painted black sculpted curls, brown intaglio eyes with painted eyelashes and eyebrows, open/closed mouth with two painted teeth,Continue reading “Gebruder Heubach #7659 Character Doll”

Brown Complexioned Kammer & Reinhardt #192

This circa 1896 Kammer & Reinhardt #192 doll was made in Germany. #Kammer&Reinhardt #antiquedoll #antiqueblackdoll

Poppen & Teddy-Beer Museum Article #1

An article about antique dolls installed in DeeBeeGee’s Virtual Black Doll Museum is in the Winter 2021 issue of Poppen & Teddy-Beer, which is distributed in the Netherlands and printed in Dutch. Jolie van der Klis, a contributing writer for the magazine, shared photos of the magazine cover, the table of contents, and the pages ofContinue reading “Poppen & Teddy-Beer Museum Article #1”

Pansy by Leo Moss

Name: Pansy Made by and When: Leo Moss, 1888 Material: Papier-mâché shoulder head with painted composition arms and legs, and a brown cloth rag-stuffed body Marks: 1888 (incised in the back of the head) Height: 23 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Textured black hair with molded pigtails to accommodate ribbons, inset brown glass eyes, smiling mouthContinue reading “Pansy by Leo Moss”

Armand Marseille #362

Name: Armand Marseille #362 Made by and When: Armand Marseille, 1920s Material: Bisque head with composition body Marks: On nape of neck: A.M. Germany 362./4.K. Height: 16 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Molded black curls, brown glass sleep eyes, open mouth with red lips and four upper teeth Clothes: These dolls were usually dressed in AfricanContinue reading “Armand Marseille #362”

Heubach-Koppelsdorf #399 Character Baby

Name: Heubach-Koppelsdorf #399 Character Baby Made by and When: Heubach-Koppelsdorf, 1920s Material: Bisque head and composition baby-doll body Marks: (On the head) Heubach Koppelsdorf/399·10/0·D·R·G·M/Germany. Height: 9 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Painted, non-texturized black hair; tiny brown glass sleep eyes with hand painted upper and lower eyelashes; closed, full red painted lips; has red dot accentsContinue reading “Heubach-Koppelsdorf #399 Character Baby”