A tale of 2 chewed up dogs

This is Moby, a beloved toy who slept with his owner every night.
Unfortunately the family dog decided to use Moby as a chew toy and chewed off his eyes and nose.

The parents of Moby's owner had thought ahead however, and had a back-up Moby stashed away. Back-up Moby took the place of chewed-up Moby. Happiness continued uninterrupted.



But....(there is always a but)......back-up Moby was eventually seized upon by the family dog and suffered a similar fate.

So now back-up Moby has lost his nose and his eyes are full of gouges. He also has some tears in his muzzle.
His owner is heartbroken. No further back-up Moby's can be found.

So, both Mobys arrive for mending.

Most modern stuffed toys have eyes and noses like this.
This is a 'safety eye'. The eye (or nose) is locked onto the fabric by a plastic or metal washer situated behind the fabric. This makes it harder for a child to pull the plastic bits off.
Apparently it does not make it impossible for a dog to chew the bits off.

To access the locking washers, you need to get inside the toy to the other side of the fabric.
A seam is chosen and the stitches are picked open.

After removing some stuffing, the eye and nose areas are accessed. The old damaged stuff is removed and new eyes and noses are installed.
Here you can see the back of a newly installed eye.


Once the new bits are installed, the stuffing gets put back and the seams are mended.

So both Mobys are patched up.
Ready to return home and hopefully to avoid further encounters with the family dog!

Another box of doll pieces

Here is another box of doll bits to fix and put together.

Now this is uncommon!
There is nothing to fix. He has all his fingers and his body is in great shape. He just needs to be restrung.
Dolls like this are strung with elastic and aging elastic has to get replaced periodically.

This is a doll made by the Gebruder Heubach company circa 1910-20.
He just needs some clothes now.....