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!

Sunday, May 18, 2025

A Japanese gofun doll

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  This doll has arrived for repairs. She is a Japanese doll from maybe the 1930's. Her head was wrapped separately from her body as the ...
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Friday, May 9, 2025

A vintage voicebox squawks again

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  This vintage plastic doll has arrived with a few requests. She needs lip and eyebrow paint as her originals have long won off. She needs r...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Broken celluloid

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  This celluloid doll was made by the German company Schildkrot. He has an obvious issue.  The top of his head is in several pieces. The env...
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Sunday, April 6, 2025

A broken bisque baby

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  This doll has arrived. She is a vintage bisque head doll who has met with a grievous injury. Most of her bits have arrived. Apparently som...
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Thursday, April 3, 2025

A detailed Schoenhut doll's restoration

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  This doll has arrived to be restored. She did not always look like this. She had a total head repaint when her owner bought her.  She once...
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