Schoenhut dolls

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Schoenhut dolls are wooden dolls made by the Schoenhut Piano Company between 1903 and bankruptcy in 1935. The company, founded by woodcarver Albert Schoenhut, originally only made children's pianos .

Early figures and dolls

The Schoenhut Piano Company began making dolls in 1903, with the production of the Humpty Dumpty circus set, which consisted of male and female acrobats, a lion tamer, a female circus rider and a ringmaster. In 1908 the Rolly Dolly dolls were created, which had pear-shaped bodies and weights inside, with which the toy could rock back and forth without falling over. A 53-piece set called Teddy Roosevelt 's Adventures in Africa was also released, based on the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition .

All-Wood Perfection Art Doll

After 1909, a patent application was filed, the company patented in 1911, the All-Wood Perfection Art Doll ( solid wood Perfection art doll ), the (partially, others with carved hair with wigs) had a wooden head, spring steel joints and holes in the feet, made it possible for the first time in the world to adjust a doll and place it on different surfaces.

Different doll shapes were made, in sizes 14, 16, 19 and 21 inches. There was a character face with carved hair and intaglio eyes, one with a wig and intaglio eyes, a girl with a pretty, tight-fitting bonnet, "Schnickel-Fritz" with wavy hair and painted eyes, "Tootsie Wootsie" with short hair and one dark-skinned doll with curly modeled hair. Dolls were also made with sleeping eyes that closed when the doll was placed horizontally. In 1915 a dolly-face style doll with round cheeks and eyes was produced.

Schoenhut dolls, like other toys made by the company, have become collector's items. According to a 2008 estimate, 14 "schoenhut dolls with carved hair and intaglio eyes are worth around $ 2,800-2,900.

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  2. ↑ Schoenhut Toys . In: Toys . April 18, 1921, p. 12.
  3. ↑ There Once Was A Teddy In Africa . In: The National Museum of Toys / Miniatures . March 25, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b c Collectible Dolls  (= Warman's Companion). Krause Publications,, ISBN 978-1-440-21921-4 .
  5. ↑ All-wood Perfection Art Doll: The "Schoenhut Doll" Catalog . A. Schoenhut Company, 1915.
  6. ^ The Mechanics of Dolls . In: Museum of American Heritage . October 28, 2000. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ a b c Rinker, Harry: Interest remains strong in early-20th-century Schoenhut dolls . In: The Morning Call . July 30, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Dawn Herlocher: 200 Years of Dolls: Identification and Price Guide , 3rd. Edition, Krause Publications, 2005, ISBN 978-0-896-89167-8 .
  9. ↑ Four Schoenhut Dolls, approx. 1914 . In: Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) . Retrieved August 29, 2017.