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<p>[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 3408113, member: 6320"][USER=18138]@B. Swain[/USER] I don't think she's a Kestner or Bergmann. While there were some early Kestners that were marked with only a size number, this isn't one of them. By the time your lovely lady was made, they were very good at marking their dolls with mold numbers and had a very identifiable style of painting.</p><p><br /></p><p>She's all wrong for a Bergmann.</p><p><br /></p><p>The closed dome and unpierced ears would indicate she's a Belton type, as Nancy said. The painting is correct too. There wasn't an individual maker for them and they're usually marked with just a size number. Sounds like your girl. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 3408113, member: 6320"][USER=18138]@B. Swain[/USER] I don't think she's a Kestner or Bergmann. While there were some early Kestners that were marked with only a size number, this isn't one of them. By the time your lovely lady was made, they were very good at marking their dolls with mold numbers and had a very identifiable style of painting. She's all wrong for a Bergmann. The closed dome and unpierced ears would indicate she's a Belton type, as Nancy said. The painting is correct too. There wasn't an individual maker for them and they're usually marked with just a size number. Sounds like your girl. :)[/QUOTE]
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