Another Eaton's Beauty Doll

 

This doll was made by the Canadian company 'Reliable' and was sold as an Eaton's Beauty doll.

She was made between 1939-1943

She is all composition with tin eyes and a Saran wig.

He eyes are a little skew-wiff but seem to be in their original setting and alignment.

She has lost some eyelashes which will be replaced.

Her biggest problems are a few structural cracks in her torso.

Lesser problems are a crack in a side seam and....

.....a couple partial finger amputations.

Off comes her wig. That will help do a more complete wig repair and it will help in dealing with the excessive glue and various finish issues.

A bit of a crack up one side.

This doll's paint was applied very thinly and is worn off in many areas. Well over 50% of her paint is gone.

So the rest of the paint will be removed with acetone to prepare for a new painted finish.

Her torso cracks have been filled.

The hip sockets also needed reinforcing.

Her structural issues have been corrected and her paint has been refreshed.

Her wig is made of Saran and has stitched curls. That makes combing it out impossible. But the stray hairs can be corraled and eventually tamed enough to wrap around curlers.

Finally she gets put back together and clothed.