Lenci dolls are pressed felt dolls with painted features , manufactured in Turin by Enrico  and Elena ( Lenci) Scavini from 1919 until 1944. They are now collectables     .
Lenci dolls are wool felt dolls that feature heat-pressed wool faces with painted features . They are now collectables. The Lenci Company was established in Turin (Torino) by Enrico di Scavini and Elena ( nee Konig) Scavini after World War I, around 1918. They received a patent for their process for pressing the heads in 1919. The Lenci company produced not only high quality dolls, but luxury goods, toys, puppets and household wares that were sold primarily sold in the USA, Europe and Japan. In 1933 The Scavini's took on two partners, giving up two thirds of the company. One third went to Bassoli, the company that made the wool felt and cloth for the company, and the other third went to brothers Flavio and Pilade Garella, who put up the much need cash to keep the company afloat after the Great Depression. In 1936 the Scavini's sold their remaining interest in the Lenci Company to the Garella brothers. Elena stayed on as creative director until her husband Enrico died at the end of 1938. The name "Lenci" originally comes from the family nickname of Elena di Scavina. Who is also known as Helen Konig di Scavini. The "Early Lenci Period" refers to dolls and other products manufacured when Elena was the creative director for the Lenci Company. No cost of time or money was spared to achieve the most exquisite design elements of their product lines and brand. Top illustrators and designers were hired to sketch new styles of doll models and home goods, including Marcel Dudovich. From 1939-44, under the help of the Garella's manufacturing turned to war related goods made of wool, including gas masks and military uniforms. It is unclear if dolls and other luxury goods were made during this time. Around 1943 the Lenci factory was destroyed during a bombing raid. As a result many of the early head molds were lost .
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pressed felt dolls
wool felt dolls that feature heat-pressed wool faces
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, manufactured in Turin by Enrico
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The Lenci Company was established in Turin (Torino) by Enrico di Scavini
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Lenci) Scavini from 1919 until 1944. They are now collectables
nee Konig) Scavini after World War I, around 1918. They received a patent for their process for pressing the heads in 1919. The Lenci company produced not only high quality dolls, but luxury goods, toys, puppets and household wares that were sold primarily sold in the USA, Europe and Japan.
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In 1933 The Scavini's took on two partners, giving up two thirds of the company. One third went to Bassoli, the company that made the wool felt and cloth for the company, and the other third went to brothers Flavio and Pilade Garella, who put up the much need cash to keep the company afloat after the Great Depression. In 1936 the Scavini's sold their remaining interest in the Lenci Company to the Garella brothers. Elena stayed on as creative director until her husband Enrico died at the end of 1938.
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The name "Lenci" originally comes from the family nickname of Elena di Scavina. Who is also known as Helen Konig di Scavini.
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The "Early Lenci Period" refers to dolls and other products manufacured when Elena was the creative director for the Lenci Company. No cost of time or money was spared to achieve the most exquisite design elements of their product lines and brand. Top illustrators and designers were hired to sketch new styles of doll models and home goods, including Marcel Dudovich.
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From 1939-44, under the help of the Garella's manufacturing turned to war related goods made of wool, including gas masks and military uniforms. It is unclear if dolls and other luxury goods were made during this time. Around 1943 the Lenci factory was destroyed during a bombing raid. As a result many of the early head molds were lost