Different Gotz Doll Tags

The purpose of this article is twofold: it seeks to not only identify the different *types* of Götz tags used; it also provides a time frame (with years *to* and *from*) each tag was used in production. The goal of this article then, is to help collectors with limited identification information narrow down not only the time period a doll (with its *original* hangtag) could have been produced, but also to help narrow down which doll, produced within a specific time frame, it could be. In order to accurately accomplish this, only hangtags from dolls with *confirmed years of production* will be entered. But first, let's cover some basic information about *tags*.

## Learn More About Tags

Dictionary.com1 provides perhaps, the best definition of *what a tag is*, in the statement below:

> *A **tag** is a small hanging, or loosely attached part, piece, or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something which **serves as a mark or label**.*
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### There are Different Types of Tags

There are a variety of different types of tags; one important type of tag is called a *hangtag:*

> ***A hangtag*** *is a **tag** attached to a garment or other piece of merchandise that includes information about the manufacturer or designer, the fabric or material used, the model number, care instructions, and sometimes the price1.*
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For easy referencing purposes, you will find that some hangtags are referred to specifically here on this wiki:

* **DOLL ID TAGS**: these hangtags contain important catalog identification information, such as the doll's catalog code number; its height in cm/inches; its doll "type" (sometimes in more than one language); contain the original list price of the doll, etc.

* **HAIR CARE TAGS**: these hangtags contain information both about the doll's hair as well as instructions for how to care for it.

Example of a hair care hangtag cover; inside contains information not only about the doll's hair, but about how to care for it.Inside the hair care hangtag you will find information for how to care for your doll's hair.
* **COA TAGS**: *Certificate of Authenticity* (or *COA*) hangtags may be mini brochures or booklets that contain information about the doll (such as *why* and/or *how* it was made); provide background information about its designing doll artist, etc. Certificate of Authenticity hangtags may also be *numbered* and appear with its designing doll artist *signature*.

This COA hangtag contains information about not only the doll, but also its designing doll artist.Example of how a COA hangtag contains background information about the designing doll artist.
In short, ***tags of any kind serve a specific purpose;*** whether that purpose is to serve as a mark or a label or to provide specific information about the doll, its designing doll artist and/or how to care for it, etc.

## Different Styles of Hangtags

There are not only different types of tags (which may serve different purposes), there is also a wide variety of different hangtag styles that have been used over different time periods. As mentioned, identifying each of the different tag/hangtag styles, along with when each tag/hangtag was used *to* and *from*, are two of the purposes of this article. Below are the different types of tags/hangtags identified to date, along with the years in production. Once you have narrowed down which time period your doll was most likely produced within, you can then begin to narrow down your search for a doll's specific identification.

Tip: you may want to review the ***differences between the different types of dolls Götz produces*** *before* you go any further, which you can do by clicking here.

## References:

1. “Hangtag.” *Dictionary.com*, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/hangtag.