The Adventures of a Doll Doctor in Canada

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!

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Topsy needs a massive skull repair

This cutie is a 'Topsy' doll. From the 30's and 40's...named after a character from 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.
She has met with a severe accident.
She has several cracks and part of her head is missing.

Here is Topsy in the midst of getting her head rebuilt.
She now has a metal mesh spanning the head defect and several layers of epoxy putty are getting applied overtop.