'Rosie' arrives in the mail for restoration. She is another composition doll who has seen better days.
She once had a mohair wig but sports only remnants now.
She has had lots of loving!
She will need to be dismantled to access the eyes and to make her a new body.
Progress....Rosie is dismantled and her old cracked/peeling pain is removed.
This is Rosie's head minus all the cracked and peeling paint. Some composition dolls that were sold with wigs have molded hair under the wig. Rosie's molded hair is nice but as she had a wig originally, she will get a new one.
This is her head after filling/sanding/priming and a base coat of flesh color.
Now Rosie has a completed paint job
Her limbs have been repainted and she has a new body covering. Her stuffing and voice box are original.
She is waiting for a wig and clothes now.
A new mohair wig and some clothes and she is ready to go home.
Your favorite childhood doll or toy has just been found stuffed away in a box in the basement? It is cracked and dirty and your family urges you to throw it out. But it is full of memories and despite its many flaws, you just cannot discard it. Doll doctors and restoration artists can help. Many of the saddest dolls and toys can be restored. I restore dolls from my home base in Ontario. Wintertime however, finds me packing up a few projects and fleeing to Florida to work in the sunshine!
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