Albert Frederick Schoenhut (1849-1912) created the A. Schoenhut Company, one of the leading toy producers in America at the turn of the twentieth century.
[1] In 1872, he founded the Schoenhut Piano Company in Philadelphia,[2] which later became known as the A. Schoenhut Company and was incorporated in 1897.
[3] They established a reputation, based on German handicraft traditions, and created toy pianos and other musical instruments in the early days.
[4] Eventually, they introduced dolls, play sets, games and more and they became the largest toy manufacturer in America.
[5] In 1919, Schoenhut patented his “All-Wood Perfection Art Doll” and in 1997, the United States Postal Service issued stamps of Classic American Dolls and included his wooden dolls as part of the collection.