Kid body repair.

This is a typical kid leather body with composition lower arms and legs
His body is in decent shape but the arms have issues. They have been taped up at the shoulders and elbows and the normal articulations  are missing and/or broken. A thumb is missing. The tape is dried out and the arms are leaking cork stuffing.

The plan is to remove the tape, dismantle the arms and then repair them closer to the original form. No tape allowed!
Leather can be repaired and patched. Tape is never good for repairing dolls.

The legs have some finish issues but are sturdy and free of chips. They will not be touched.

What the tape hid...

Smashed ball hinges at the tops of the forearms and a big hole in one shoulder.

Kid body shoulder joints often develop these problems. The zinc button holding the wire wears at the kid and holes develop. One original button was found inside the sawdust stuffing. The other was missing and will be replaced with a similar vintage button.

These are the arms with the kid leather patched. The composition arms have been rebuilt and the repaired areas have been painted to match the original finish.

The repaired arms have been reattached and have their proper articulations at the elbows and shoulders.