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The Handbook of Doll Repair & Restoration
List Price: $15.95
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Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Author: Marty Westfall
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 1997-08-19
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Label: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Pages: 288
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Editorial Review:
The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration was a first when it was published in 1979. It is still a first--in its completeness and detail. This is a responsible book, subscribing to the view of true doll collectors: Do nothing to an antique doll that will compromise the authenticity and reduce its value. Whether a doll is a museum rarity, one of many common antique dolls, or a collectible, Marty Westfall's book will lead you through procedures to restore it. The exquisitely detailed step-by-step directions make it possible for collectors, dealers, even those who own just one or two treasured dolls, to make necessary repairs without reducing value.
The techniques that author Marty Westfall used from 1973 to 1979 and set down in this book are just as practical today. Her aim was to help the beginning restoration artist, and the information is just as valuable to even the most sophisticated collector. In easy-to-follow directions The Handbook describes how to set stationary and sleep eyes, restring compo bodies, refurbish old wigs and make new ones, repair ball-jointed bodies, clean and repair kid bodies, make cloth bodies, mend chips and cracks, replace missing fingers and toes, and cope with other damages. The Handbook encourages those who wish to learn the art by taking them by the hand and showing them how to get started. At the back of the book is an updated list of suppliers for those who lack ready access to sources of repair materials. Other helpful information includes a chapter on how to distinguish between a legitimate replica doll and a fake made with the intention to deceive and another on how to determine whether a doll has been mended, even if the repair is so skillfully done that it is not readily apparent.
Thousands who began using this book as a guide have gone on to develop profitable careers in the restoration field. The same procedures to restore dolls work in restoring other porcelain objet d'arts, such as figurines. Many who began as doll makers have combined their creative art with restoring antique dolls. By learning the techniques in The Handbook, they have improved their skills in creating the valuable antique dolls of tomorrow.
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Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating: 
Wonderful purchse  2008-04-06
The item is really great, thank you so much, I like it a lot!
Received safely in short time.
Restoration Made Easy 2007-08-06
If you love restoring dolls, or have some that just need a little cleaning up, this is the book for you. A great asset to the doll collector.
The Handbook of Doll Repair & Restoration  2007-06-27
Author is excellent on restoration of procelain or bisque dolls. Very little information about composition & wax dolls. No information about plastic or vinyl dolls.
The Handbook of Doll Repair & Restoration 2006-03-16
Wonderful book. Alot of information about repairing and restoring your dolls. I would highly reccomend to someone who is getting started.
The Hankbook of Doll Repair & Restoration 2006-02-25
this book is very informational on how to restore all types of dolls. Right now I'm restoring one of my composition dolls & the book is very helpful. I would highly recomend this book to anyone who is thinking about getting started restoring dolls of any type. Very easy to read & understand.
Enjoy!
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