The Dutch dolls in the 17th and 18th century were known as 'Flander babies'. However, evidence suggests that the name evolved from a corruption of the German word Docke or Tocke which means 'block of wood', and the craft trade of jointed dolls in Nuremberg was actually mentoned in early 15th century records. In the 18th and 19th centuries other Germanic forested regions, such as Berchtesgaden and Sonneberg, and Grodnertal in Austria, were regarded for their family run Dockenmacher businesses. Towards the end of the 19th century this type of doll became more widely produced.