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Category: DOLL RESTORATION & CARE

Gentle restoration, repair, rerooting, wigs, cleaning, and preservation.

This section shares practical restoration guidance, condition-assessment tips, and ideas for long-term doll care. Discover how to make informed decisions about cleaning, repair, preservation, and when it is best to leave an original detail untouched.

Recipe for Gesso, Paint, and Composition Based on Hide Glue for Antique Dolls

Below are safe, modern, and maximally authentic recipes for gesso, paint, and composition mixtures based...

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ANTIQUE DOLL REPAIR: “Pros” and “Cons”

or: What to choose - Repair, Restore, or Conserve Repair, Restore, or Conserve Like many...

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A GUIDE FOR ANTIQUE DOLL OWNERS AND MORE (IDENTIFYING)

or: How to identify antique dolls In 2014, Theriault sold a bisque doll for $300,000....

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A GUIDE FOR ANTIQUE DOLL OWNERS AND MORE (BUYING)

or: How to buy antique dolls Generally speaking, an antique is an object over 100...

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Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Tresses for Doll Wigs

Let's start with a definition. What is a wig tress?Tress is the basis for hair...

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Waltershausen & Sonneberg (Thuringia) as a Centers of Doll‑Body Production

Germany was the center of the doll‑making industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries,...

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HOW TO DIFFER THE EYES OF ANTIQUE DOLLS

or: How to distinguish antique from modern dolls' eyes So, antique dolls' eyes. The production...

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MORE ABOUT ANTIQUE DOLLS

or: How to distinguish a replica/fake from the original doll The general to distinguish a...

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STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESTRING DOLL BODY

or: How to restring the ball-jointed body of an antique doll Easy and accessible step-by-step...

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RARE ANTIQUE DOLL BODIES

or: Who is Bossierer, Motschmann, Taufling? What is Bossierer?And this is the common name of...

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