GERMAN CRAFTED - - ANTIQUE SCHOENHUT WOOD JOINTED DOLL - - VERY RARE MADE IN PHILA PA
Item History & Price
GERMAN CRAFTED--ANTIQUE SCHOENHUT WOOD JOINTED DOLL--VERY RARE MADE IN PHILA PA . Condition is Used. All spring loaded joints, in good working order. All original. Legible original label on back has patent date 1911. Doll has teeth and all fingers and toes intact.The company introduced the Schoenhut Art Doll in 1911, a spring-jointed doll made entirely of wood. It was the first doll in the world able to be manipulated and posed. The company ceased making dolls after its bankruptcy... in 1935. Will double box. On Oct-10-19 at 14:21:56 PDT, seller added the following information:All joints in good working order. Original eyes. This well-loved doll belonged to my mother, who was its sole owner until I inherited it.
