Edmund Steiner (artist)

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Edmund Ulrich Steiner , also briefly Edmund Steiner (* 1858 in Sonneberg , † after 1905) was a German doll - designers who closely connected with the German and US doll industry, especially in New York City . As an artist he worked for numerous doll companies and is one of the few creators of dolls from the 19th and the first decades of the 20th century identified by first and last name.

Life

From around 1875 to 1920 Edmund Ulrich Steiner designed dolls for companies such as Louis Wolf & Co. , Saturday & Hilder Brothers and Strobel & Wilken Co.

Among the utility models for dolls initiated by Steiner was the Liliput , introduced around 1894 , whose trademark he did not register until 1902.

The initials of Edmund Ulrich Steiner as EU St. in a rhombus could be proven on a doll from around 1900.

He had a mannequin protected by the Majestic brand . The doll manufacturer Armand Marseille , for example, carried out this design, as demonstrated by the Majestic A 8/0 M Made in Germany brand .

In 1903 Steiner had the Daisy brand registered in the German Empire , two years later by Saturday & Hilder Co. in the USA .

literature

  • Jean Bach: International Handbook of Doll Brands. A doll identification book , English original title: The main street dictionary of doll marks , translated by Wolfgang Hartmann, Munich: Laterna Magica, 1989, ISBN 3-87467-389-8 ; Pp. 125, 144 and others; contents

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Jean Bach: International handbook of doll brands. A doll identification book , English original title: The main street dictionary of doll marks , translated by Wolfgang Hartmann, Munich: Laterna Magica, 1989, ISBN 3-87467-389-8 ; Pp. 125, 144, etc.
  2. ↑ NN: Edmund Ulrich Steiner Dolls 1894-1916 German (in English)
personal data
SURNAME Steiner, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steiner, Edmund Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doll designer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Sonneberg
DATE OF DEATH 20th century