White Fabric
White fabric was commonly used for dolls and people clothing. Colored fabric of the period was not Color Fast so quickly faded with each wash. White fabric was easily bleached and stayed nicer longer. With the average person having only a few pieces of clothing, it was important to make clothing last and pass on […]
Flirty Advertising Doll
Antique German Flirty Advertising Doll visits Antique Child Doll Restoration When Bud Denney and his wife stopped into the airport restaurant in Abilene, Texas those many years ago, he had no idea that he would come face to face with a doll of striking resemblance to him. Bud couldn’t resist the temptation to buy the […]
Plastic Doll Repair
Information on vinyl and hard plastic doll repair – To make your hard plastic or vinyl doll whole again, sometimes repairs or replacement parts are needed for missing or broken doll parts. Professional doll repair utilizes techniques and authentic parts to bring your doll back to what she was originally! Every effort is made to […]
Lowbrow China Doll
This lowbrow china doll had only the head with no shoulder plate. The shoulder plate was completely gone, as was the body. He had a vision of making this doll into something different, but ALSO interesting. The head is an 1890 blond lowbrow of fairly substantial size. The restoration began with fabricating a complete shoulder […]
Custom Doll Clothing <span class="search-everything-highlight-color" style="background-color:orange">Cost</span>
Custom Sewing—why it costs so much I get requests for custom doll dresses, and I have to explain why the cost is different for custom clothing than my “rack” dresses. I wanted to do this article so my customers or potential customers have some idea what goes into custom doll costuming. Like everyone else, I can’t […]
Antique German Dolls
Antique German Dolls For Sale! 11″ German 275-18/o Heubach Kopplesdorf 11″ 275-18/o $129.00 USD 11″ German 275-18/o Heubach Kopplesdorf bisque shoulder head child doll, which is usually attributed to Gerbruder Heubach company is free of damage or repairs. She has a full mohair wig, one stroke brows, brown set eyes, full cheeks and wonderful […]
German Baby Dolls
German Baby dolls with bisque head were produced by assorted German firms starting just prior to WWI and discontinued in the mid 1920’s. FOR Sale are these baby dolls of the German Baby Doll era. If you see something you like, I will also consider Best Offer. Please email me with questions, offers or […]
Composition Dolls <span class="search-everything-highlight-color" style="background-color:orange">for</span> Sale
13″ Kewpie with no maker marks. The composition is a bit darker than what I have seen on most so have no idea of maker. 5 piece composition body wearing replica jumper. Composition is in excellent with crazing on left arm only. Purchase will be billed through PayPal with shipping added. $199.00 Composition Kewpie […]
1930 & 1940 Composition Ventriloquist & Puppet Dummies
Called toy ventriloquist figures, the first two composition ventriloquist dummies have a string coming out the back of the neck, which works the mouth. Each of these ventriloquist dummies are a bit different, with the first, Dapper or Dummy Dan has a movable head as well as the pull string. His body is hollow and there […]
Jumeau Head Restoration
Measuring 9 1/2 ” around, this lovely French Jumeau head restoration was worth the effort to restore. The bisque on this Jumeau is a lovely translucent shade with a smooth silky texture. The break on this jumeau head was from the crown, through the ear, down the cheek to the mouth, exiting on the other […]
Unmarked Composition Baby
Made by the zillions, this inexpensive American unmarked composition baby doll is a favorite because of the cute expression and sturdy structure. One of the problems with this type of doll is that, because of the mass production process, the last coat of paint is often thin and wears at the toes and fingers as […]
Composition Shirley Temple
Nice 27″ composition Shirley Temple doll came in her original box. Her wig was in original set and she had her original button. She also had her original school girl dress and under clothing. It was first thought that all she needed was repair to a split in the composition near an eye. A closer […]
Doll Socks
Doll Socks are available in several styles. The doll socks are fabricated here at Antique Child Doll Restoration from fabric taken from a bolt of fabric. The fabric content available is a light weight rayon, rayon and cotton blend and cotton. The fabric is very light weight and ideal for dolls. There is small ribbon […]
Bisque Flapper Doll
All bisque flapper doll with painted eyes from the 1920’s. She is dressed in a tradition dress of the period featuring a white eyelet dropped waist dress. Her head-wear features her wearing a feather flapper hat over a blond mohair wig to highlight the Roaring 1920’s and the advent of women fashions of the period. […]
Kaiser Character Baby
For sale is this darling Kaiser character baby with 10″ bisque head on a composition body character from circa 1910. Commonly called a Kaiser Baby, the head is unmarked with brush stroke hair and painted eyes. The body is a 5 piece baby body in good condition with no flaking or peeling. The baby wears […]