Albert Frederick Schoenhut Images

Undated portrait of German-born toymaker Albert Schoenhut, who first made a name for himself as a manufacturer of toy pianos…

In 1872, Albert Schoenhut began to manufacture toys in a storefront at 2337 Frankford Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of…

At the turn of the century, traveling big-top circuses, such as those operated by the Ringling Brothers and P. T.…

Children’s need for and appreciation of realism in play assumed uncanny aspects in the discussion of Schoenhut’s “All Wood Perfection…

The Schoenhut “All Wood Perfection Art Doll” played into notions about feminine ideals, particularly beauty, youth, and physical perfection (indeed…

This drawing from a 1912 book on Philadelphia manufacturers shows the Schoenhut factory and offices at Adams and Sepviva Streets…

Albert Schoenhut started his business by manufacturing toy pianos. He then branched out into the production of other musical instruments…

Schoenhut “All Wood Perfection Art Dolls” were so true to life that Schoenhut factory employees spent hours curling the dolls’…