By Jan Foulke 
Photos courtesy of Foulke Archives

Q: I just recently started looking at antique dolls. I have bought one with a bisque head marked “C made in Germany 7 161” and have been told that this is a Kestner doll. I want to know how a collector would know that this is a real Kestner doll. There is no Kestner name or logo on it. 

Kestner doll mold number 161, size C7. Courtesy of Foulke Archives
Kestner doll mold number 161, size C7. Courtesy of Foulke Archives
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