Dedication                                                                                                                      4

Acknowledgements                                                                                                        6

Author's Note                                                                                                                 7

An Historical Prelude

by Jerome G. McGonagle                                                                                                8

An Historical Perspective:

In Search of Steiner

by Barbara Spadaccini Day                                                                                         10

Section One

A Study of Dolls with Patented Mechanisms and Early Unmarked Bébés                       19

Section Two

A Study of the Dolls Marked "Series": A to G                                                               63

Section Three

A Study of the Dolls Marked "Figure": A to E                                                               99

Section Four

Rarities, Novelties and Mysteries:

Some Simply Special Steiners                                                                                     143

Section Five

A Little Review: Comparisons for Study                                                                      179

Bodies                                                                                                                        198

Hands, Feet and Ears                                                                                                 200

Size Chart                                                                                                                  201

Head Marks                                                                                                               202

Body Marks                                                                                                               204

Advertising and Comparative Prices                                                                            205

1901 Steiner Factory Plan                                                                                          208

Registered Trademarks                                                                                               209

Appendix:

The Patents of Jules Nicolas Steiner and his Successors                                               211

Bibliography                                                                                                               238

Index                                                                                                                          239

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