NEW HERE NAD NEED HELP WITH MY DOLL!!

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Permalink Reply by Sunday Dolls on May 4, 2012 at 8:02am

Hi. Welcome to the group! Your pretty doll is German, early 1900s and resembles a Cuno Otto Dressel or, possibly, Heubach or similar maker. I feel very sure that she has manufacturer marks incised on the back shoulder-plate under the kid leather. You can gently loosen the leather by inserting a utility knife between it and the bisque plate. There may be some tearing of the kid but this will allow you to definitively identify your doll. She was made after import regulations were passed that required the country of origin to be marked on the doll so would not be unmarked. Let us know!

Permalink Reply by G on May 4, 2012 at 10:02pm

Thank you! So, I did as instructed however there is no marking! Could this be a fake? Lol

Permalink Reply by Sunday Dolls on May 5, 2012 at 6:31pm

Hi. Either the marks are at the lower edge of the shoulder-plate (likely) or they are very faint from an over-used mold. Please tell us if you find anything.

G said:

Thank you! So, I did as instructed however there is no marking! Could this be a fake? Lol

Permalink Reply by G on May 5, 2012 at 8:39pm

No sign of any marks.
I did inspect the entire shoulder plate. I ran my fingers and there is no marking indentation. No signs whatsoever.

Permalink Reply by Sunday Dolls on May 5, 2012 at 9:03pm

Hi again. Well, I must say I'm surprised! Perhaps another member has an idea (?). 

Can you remove the wig (and pate if there is one) to post a picture of the inside of the head?

Permalink Reply by G on May 6, 2012 at 6:15pm

Thanks again. Well the human hair is weaved into a net. The net is glued onto a pate. The pâté is not made of cardboard . It is made of a rock hard type material like plaster and it will not come off. It's sealed onto the hole at top of her head. This dolls bisque is very lightly tinted. She is pretty white compared to my other dolls though.I think the mold was made and the ears might have been made separately and attached after her head was made. The bisque hands match the skin color of her head. Will this help?

Permalink Reply by Sunday Dolls on May 9, 2012 at 9:03am

Hi. Kestner used plaster pates but a few other companies did as well (and she doesn't appear to be a Kestner). The other characteristics are common to many, many dolls. (And I do believe that if you were to look inside her head, you would see that the ears are molded in, not applied.) So I think you'll just have to identify her as a turn-of-the century German doll.

So glad you joined our group!

Permalink Reply by Debsgreatfinds on May 29, 2012 at 5:13pm

it looks like she has open mouth and teeth also? I would say she is German also!