Bisque Bye Lo Dolls

Bisque Bye Lo dolls were created by Grace Putnam. The story goes that she wanted to make a doll that resembled a three-day-old infant. She applied for a copyright with German doll makers to make the perfect baby doll. She used unglazed bisque clay for the head and the hands. She changed doll manufacturers in Germany several times before she was satisfied.

There are several different kinds of bisque Bye Lo dolls. Their arms and legs are bent in the frog position, resembling a newborn baby. Some bisque Bye Lo dolls have dimples in their knees. Bisque Bye lo dolls have hand-painted heads.

Bisque Bye Lo dolls have been copied and reproduced, so it is important to make sure the doll is actually genuine bisque Bye Lo doll. Authentic bisque Bye Lo dolls are marked 1923 by Grace S. Putnam Made in Germany on the back of the necks. The cloth body was often stamped Bye Lo Baby.

The bisque Bye Lo dolls are available with different head circumferences 8, 10, 12, and 15. The bisque Bye Lo dolls with the larger heads are more valuable. Bisque Bye Lo dolls have eyes that open and close. Although these dolls were manufactured in the 1920`s, they are still valuable to collectors.