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Gary Sowatzka has one of the all-time Doll Hospitals in the United States, and is always in that location to help his patients. He has the creative talent and the noesis to repair and restore those beautiful family heirlooms that have seen better days. Equally a main doll medico for the last twenty years, Gary has repaired dolls, which by many, would have been thrown out.

If you think your composition doll is beyond saving, acknowledge your doll to the Doll Hospital, and let Gary look at it, you may be surprised at what the cease result would be. The doll will be able to exist shared and loved over again. Not but does Gary restore the doll, but too Sowatzka's Doll Hospital offer wigs, eyes and clothing that tin replace lost or damaged originals. The wigs come up in mohair, man hair or synthetic fibers, depending on the original wig. Optics are available in glass, glass paperweight, and plastic. Each outfit is fabricated in the style of the original habiliment, with the utmost attention to particular. Many times, the original outfit can be duplicated exactly.

Contact Gary Sowatzka at the Doll Infirmary for a free estimate on the cost of the repair, and restoration of your favorite doll. No repair is too big or small-scale. Gary can as well let you lot know the value of your doll before and after repair. He takes before and after pictures to certificate the repair. On some dolls the improvement is so dramatic that customers don't believe information technology is their doll - pictures assistance convince them. The pictures also allow him to reproduce the original artwork as accurately equally possible.

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	Schoenhut - Facial restoration, and light art work touch on upwards Light touch up is an acceptable repair, and doesn't adversely affect the dolls value. Especially when the damage takes away from the beauty of the doll. This aspect on restoration is noted in nigh value books on Schoenhut dolls. This is too a decision that has to made by the possessor of the doll.
	Celluloid Restoration This blazon of restoration is very seldom attempted as most people feel it is non possible to be done, but as yous can meet this family heirloom has been restored to it's original beauty. This is pain staking work as it has to done in many stages, just once the celluloid is together once more, (i piece) the celluloid is really very strong. This type of restoration can be costly, but in well-nigh cases when the doll can not be replaced it is a necessity to the owner to have this pick. Our Client's Reaction: Wonderful news!! I received the doll and she looks swell. It was quite wonderful to receive her. Thanks for all your difficult work and expert efforts. I'1000 IMPRESSED!! Y'all worked miracles. Thanks over again, Shauna
	Hard Plastic Buddy Lee Restoration Buddy Lee was in need of hand cleaning, art touch upwardly, and the finished sealing process. The clothing was also cleaned, mended and a few missing items replaced. These items were the hat, scarf and rope. In one case completed he was truly a proud Buddy Lee.
	Hard Plastics Doll from the 50'southward These dolls are very important to the original little girls that Lovingly played with them. It is nice to take the opportunity to have them restored and attired in their original or reproduction clothing. These dolls play an important function in the history of dolls from that time menstruation.
	Shirley Temple Restoration This doll was in demand of eye repair, wig, and composition restoration. The eye mechanism was taken out, and but the center caps replaced. The wig was chemically cleaned, and styled. The dolls was taken autonomously, and all the damage time had taken on Shirley composition was repaired equally new. Then the art piece of work was touched upwards equally needed, and so the sealing process was done to ensure the aforementioned cease as Shirley originally had. We likewise had our seamstress make a beautiful reproduction dress for this wonderful Shirley. The dress was produced from an original picture using the same type fabrics that were used on the original wearing apparel. She is really a prize for any Shirley collector.
	Center, wig, and reproduction wear This is a good example of how the average doll collector receives a doll. They volition find a beautiful antique doll that does not look as beautiful as information technology should, simply with proper restoration she can be as beautiful as the day she was created. As you tin run across the middle mechanism has lost its original expect, and is loose in the head. We removed the mohair wig, removed the eye system. Then we separated the head form the composition body and chemically cleaned the caput, removing old dirt, and wax, only not harming the original art work. We repaired the missing porcelain teeth by making duplicate porcelain teeth to match, and re inserted them. So we took the original center system, and reconditioned information technology. We then did the waxing of the center mechanism and re set the eye bar so the center bar would open and close as information technology originally did. What a wonderful difference. At this point we merely had to chemically make clean the original mohair wig , and re style. Our seamstress took over at this point with suggestion from the owner on likes and dislikes using original flow wear designs. She now looked, I'k sure, very much as she would take originally looked the twenty-four hour period a little child barbarous in love with her for the offset time.
	Sleep & Flirt Eye Mechanism Restoration This Centre Machinery repair is rather intimidating, in one case you look inside the head you ask yourself. How does this all work in unison? The eyes sleep equally well-nigh antique center mechanisms worked, only if the doll is moved ever so slightly the eyes move left and right bringing a smile to the person belongings the doll. This must have been e'er so intriguing to the small child holding the doll, and I'm certain brought a smile to their faces. In order to repair these eye mechanisms in near cases equally in this one they had to be taken out of the head, and re conditioned. The upper eye covering needed new mankind colour, and had to be reset and adjusted to work as information technology originally did. This procedure can exist quite taxing every bit information technology may have to exist repeated many times earlier they will work every bit originally intended. In some cases new parts have to be made to supersede worn or lost parts. I repaired many center sets earlier attempting this type of repair merely feel very comfortable and over again blessed that I have the patience to practise this type of restoration. Nosotros too chemically cleaned the mohair wig, and restyled it. Nosotros never use h2o on a mohair wigs as it will make the wig and cap disintegrate before your eye'due south. The wig really made the doll once the restoration to the wig was completed.
	Dione Type, belatedly 1930'south This honey piffling doll was obviously played to death by the piffling Female parent that owned her. Of class time had its hand in the deterioration of her original beauty also. Most people would discard a doll in this condition but the original owner would want to save her to give her to another little Mother to love. This composition restoration process is done in a serial of steps. The first being grinding and filling major damaged areas. Then it is a matter of repeating this process until all flaws are gone. At this point a 3 step sealing procedure is done and and then the fine art work is completed using the original movie in conjunction with pictures of the original art work through informational sources. The final sealing procedure gives the doll the original type seal, (look) that the original doll would accept had. Now she is ready to be loved and cherished again.
	Ma Ma Type doll, Late 1930's This is a wonderful example of a limerick doll that would have been cherished by the child that owned her.. They were wonderful play toys and I'thou sure accompanied the the fiddling girl through out her day. The restoration process is elementary in that all the flaws have to exist eliminated and get the condition of the composition back to its original flawless status. Once this is accomplished the sealing process and art piece of work would exist done and then the doll would have to exist attired in wearable similar to what she would have worn. This doll too needed dental work, her 2 front teeth. Now she is ready to accompany another little girl through out her day.