SCHNEIDER HALF DOLLS
Introduction | Overview | Bohne | Chocolatiere Dolls | Dressel & Kister | Goebel | Hertwig | Heubach
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Karl/Carl Schneider
1859-1974
1859-1974
This company produced large quantities of half dolls during the 1920s. Most are of average quality, though some were sculpted with great detail. As you can see from the picture above, they also made dresser boxes. This one shows a fashionable lady in the flapper style. (Luven)
The business was founded by Carl Schneider along with artist Karl Unger and businessman Hermann Hutschenreuther in 1859 or 1861 depending on your source.
"At first the company only produced tableware, miniature sets for children and a few kitchen utensils,but unlike many other facilities they did not simply copy existing designs but rather used their own creativity and started with export fairly early, which was soon rewarded as the first international award was received 1875 at the Exposición Internacional de Chile (Santiago World Fair).
[Early on they introduced] the first mark that actually was used continuously, the impressed and uncrowned 'G' mark with the double-headed arrow which was used from 1875 onwards.
[For many years] the company remained successful, but orders were slowly declining as customer preferences changed and by 1910 it was clear that the constant neglect as to investments regarding modernization was slowly claiming its price. Wilhelm Wedel ... had to lay off his first ten workers in 1913. Wedel desperately tried everything possible to save the business and over the next years he managed to restructure parts of the factory and thus optimize work flow. In 1930 a mere 120 people still worked at the factory, ... and Wedel died before the war broke out.
The business continued, now owned by ... the banks ... and barely managed to exist through the war. The company was nationalized 1951. It should be noted that during the 1960s the company also reissued many series based on old molds; these remakes do not show additional marks but simply carry the original old marks that were included in the mold, therefore one should compare the state of glazing and the overall color scheme used to verify an item." (Marshall Porzellanfabrik Unger)
The business was founded by Carl Schneider along with artist Karl Unger and businessman Hermann Hutschenreuther in 1859 or 1861 depending on your source.
"At first the company only produced tableware, miniature sets for children and a few kitchen utensils,but unlike many other facilities they did not simply copy existing designs but rather used their own creativity and started with export fairly early, which was soon rewarded as the first international award was received 1875 at the Exposición Internacional de Chile (Santiago World Fair).
[Early on they introduced] the first mark that actually was used continuously, the impressed and uncrowned 'G' mark with the double-headed arrow which was used from 1875 onwards.
[For many years] the company remained successful, but orders were slowly declining as customer preferences changed and by 1910 it was clear that the constant neglect as to investments regarding modernization was slowly claiming its price. Wilhelm Wedel ... had to lay off his first ten workers in 1913. Wedel desperately tried everything possible to save the business and over the next years he managed to restructure parts of the factory and thus optimize work flow. In 1930 a mere 120 people still worked at the factory, ... and Wedel died before the war broke out.
The business continued, now owned by ... the banks ... and barely managed to exist through the war. The company was nationalized 1951. It should be noted that during the 1960s the company also reissued many series based on old molds; these remakes do not show additional marks but simply carry the original old marks that were included in the mold, therefore one should compare the state of glazing and the overall color scheme used to verify an item." (Marshall Porzellanfabrik Unger)
Introduction | Overview | Bohne | Chocolatiere Dolls | Dressel & Kister | Goebel | Hertwig | Heubach
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited