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  Baby Dolls

Baby Doll by Kammer & Reinhardt
Baby Doll made by Kammer & Reinhardt

Before the early nineteenth century dolls were generally referred to as 'babies' whether they actually depicted babies or older children and adults.

From about 1860s baby dolls with more baby-like features were produced. The dolls' features included squatter, pot-bellied bodies and bent limbs. An early manufacturer of baby dolls in the early twentieth century was an Kammer & Reinhardt. These dolls were made of tinted bisque and had character faces made by Simon & Halbig.

Baby Doll
My Dream Baby Doll

In the 1920s the manufacturer Armand Marseille produced a baby doll called My Dream Baby which was also made of tinted bisque.

Baby Doll
My Dream Baby Doll

These dolls were manufactured with three different skin tones: caucasian, black and oriental.

 
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