Vintage Heller
Author: admin
The Metal Head Dolls Of Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation by Shannon Rae Treasure
Most collectors may be on the lookout of bisque and porcelain dolls for their antique doll collection. The common materials used even in vintage dolls aside from the two were composition, fabric, ceramics, plastic, and vinyl. However, German doll manufacturers had been producing metal head dolls in the early 1900′s and these were mostly made in Nossen Saxony. The doll heads were manufactured through a metal sheet that had been stamped and then molded. The sections are welded together and the final figure was then painted.
Doll manufacturers may have started using metal for the doll heads due to the fragile nature of bisque and porcelain. The dolls may still have a different body material but the replacement metal doll heads were not easily broken at all. Some may have metal heads but with jointed composition bodies and legs. Other manufacturers of metal head dolls were Buschow & Beck (1890 to 1930), A. Viscer & Co., Juno by Karl Standfuss (1898 to 1930), and Alfred Heller. However, the metal head doll made by Giebeler-Falk was an aluminum metal head phonograph doll. The company manufactured dolls in the United States from 1918 to 1921 under the trademark of Gie-fa.
German doll makers generally used the trademark Minerva which can be distinguished by a helmet symbol over its name. In the United States, George Borgfeldt & Louis Wolf distributed these metal head dolls marked Minerva which were also found in catalogues of Sears. There were also other doll makers who used these German metal doll heads such as Horsman. Yet the only thing that separates the Giebeler-Falk doll company was that their doll heads were made in the United States instead of having it manufactured in somewhere else. Their dolls may have aluminum heads yet these were on wooden or composition bodies. Nevertheless, their dolls were of good quality and were not easily broken.
A famous aluminum modell of Giebeler-Falk was called the “Primadonna” and it had a turntable on its head which can play 3.5-inch records. The mechanism on its body can be wound at the back and typically these oness measured 25 or 30 inches tall. Today, these dolls can be collected by doll collectors and enthusiasts of mechanical or automated toys. These vintage ones with phonographs and metal heads are hot commodities for antique collectors due to its technology and material. For sure, these toys are hard to find in their good condition but anyone who can own one will have a wonderful piece of technology and history in her collection.
About the Author
If you would like to get started in collecting dolls, or introduce a loved one to the tradition of doll collecting it might be a good idea to start with dolls that interest them and are of relatively low cost. Our Generation Dolls are great for younger girls while Monster High Dolls might be better aimed at pre-teen and teenage young ladies.
Catch-22 – Joseph Heller
|
|
L’AVALANCHE STEPHEN HELLER SHEET MUSIC FOLDER 422 SHEET MUSIC This piece of vintage sheet music is guarenteed to be complete and in good to excellent condition for a previously owned piece. It may or may not be split down the seem…. |
|
|
CURIOUS STORY STEPHEN HELLER SHEET MUSIC FOLDER 424 SHEET MUSIC This piece of vintage sheet music is guarenteed to be complete and in good to excellent condition for a previously owned piece. It may or may not be split down the seem…. |
|
|
WARRIORS SONG HELLER 1924 SHEET MUSIC SHEET MUSIC 280 This piece of vintage sheet music is guarenteed to be complete and in good to excellent condition for a previously owned piece. It may or may not be split down the seem…. |
|
|
Quiksilver Heller Tank – Men’s Yo-ho-ho, it’s the Quiksilver Heller Tank Top! This striped tank will make you hoot and holler and have a hella good time as you heave-ho your way to a bru-ha-ha of a ho-down, ya heard?Product FeaturesMaterial: cottonFit: regularLength: Center Back Length: Pockets: Thumbholes: SPF Rating: UPF Rating: Recommended Use: streetwearManufacturer Warranty:… |
|
|
Citroen C4 Pompier—Plastic Model Kit $49.00 Heller–French manufacturer of many interesting and unusual model kits. This is a Citroen C4 Pompier vintage fire engine. Complete with assembly instructions, painting guide, and decals. Scale is 1/24…. |
|
|
Graphic: Inside the Sketchbooks of the World’s Great Graphic Designers $37.43 We are constantly surrounded by design—in advertisements, in books and magazines, on the Internet, on television—and each graphic element we see was carefully constructed through a designer’s very personal process. Yet only the finished article is presented. Rarely do we gain insight into how visual solutions have been reached or the exploration, experimentation, and ideas behind them. I… |
|
|
Vintage Type and Graphics: An Eclectic Collection of Typography, Ornament, Letterheads, and Trademarks from 1896 to 1936 $11.59 “Type lovers and history buffs alike will enjoy this gallery of vintage typefaces, ornaments, letterheads and trademarks.”—ID Magazine Exquisite graphic design artifacts comprise this unusual collection culled from the pages of type and typography books dating from 1896 to 1936. Design professionals, students and teachers of graphic design, and anyone with an interest in vintage design wil… |
|
|
New Vintage Type: Classic Fonts for the Digital Age $14.99 Choose, use, and understand great vintage type with this authoritative guide. Retro is the new modern. And nowhere is that fact more evident than in typography, which today uses vintage type in ads, book and magazine design, movies, and everywhere words convey meaning. Viewers may not even realize that the type itself conveys mood, information, and a sense of style, but graphic designers know the … |
|
|
1993 Topps Stadium Club # 362 Ron Heller Philadelphia Eagles Football Card – Mint Condition – Shipped In Protective Screwdown Display Case! $2.95 1993 Topps Stadium Club # 362 Ron Heller Philadelphia Eagles Football Card… |
|
|
1991 Fleer # 328 Ron Heller Philadelphia Eagles Football Card – Mint Condition – Shipped In Protective Screwdown Display Case! $2.95 1991 Fleer # 328 Ron Heller Philadelphia Eagles Football Card… |
Tags: vintage heller, vintage heller dishes, vintage heller ice bucket, vintage heller model kits, vintage hellerware
