Vintage Doll Repair
  • Why Doll Repair?
  • Alphabetical Index of Dolls
  • Dolls by Manufacturer
    • Advance Doll and Toy Company >
      • Tama
      • Walking Wanda
      • Walking Winnie
    • American Character Dolls >
      • Little Miss Echo
      • Petite Sally
      • Sweet Sue
      • Teenie Weenie Tiny Tears
    • Carlson Dolls
    • Celluloid Dolls >
      • Celluloid Doll 1 - Made in Japan
      • Celluloid Doll 2 - Schildkrot Reproduction
    • Deluxe Reading/Topper Toys >
      • Baby Boo
      • Baby Luv'N Care
      • Busy Baby - Baby Party
      • Busy-Baby Ride-a-Bike (aka Bikey, battery operated version)
      • Busy-Baby Ride-a-Bike (aka Bikey, non-battery operated version)
      • Li'l Miss Fussy
      • Nancy Nurse
      • Smarty Pants
      • Suzy Smart
    • Effanbee Dolls >
      • Dy-Dee
      • Melodie 1
      • Melodie 2
      • Noma
    • Hollywood Doll Mfg. Co. >
      • Queen For A Day
    • Horsman Dolls >
      • Cindy
      • Peggy Pen-Pal
    • Ideal Dolls >
      • Baby Giggles
      • Bizzie Lizzie
      • Giggles
      • Magic Lips
      • Patti Prays
      • Play'N Jane
      • Saucy Walker
      • Timmy Tumbles
      • Tubsy
    • Irwin Dolls >
      • Irwin Non-Inflam
      • Irwin Walker
    • Madame Alexander Dolls >
      • Chatterbox
      • Ireland
    • Mattel Dolls >
      • Baby First Step
      • Charmin' Chatty
      • Dancerina
      • Hi Dottie
      • Randi Reader
      • Tippee-Toes
    • Mego >
      • Baby Sez So
    • Minifon (unknown - made in Italy)
    • Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls, Inc. >
      • Colonial Dame
    • Remco Dolls >
      • Remco Company Background
      • Baby Grow-A-Tooth
      • Baby Know It All
      • Dune Buggy Baby
      • Jumpsy (1 and 2)
      • Mimi
      • Tumbling Tomboy
    • Schilling Dolls
    • Sun Rubber Company >
      • So-Wee
    • Uneeda >
      • Saranade
    • Unmarked Dolls >
      • 50's Walking Doll with Teeth
      • Ballerina with detached feet
      • Unidentified Stuffed Rubber
      • Unmarked 24" - "Stumpy"
      • Unmarked Oilcloth
      • Unmarked Wood & Bisque
    • Valentine Dolls
  • Interesting Accessories
  • Hard Plastic Disease (HPD)
  • Useful Tools
  • Cleaning Supplies
  • Hair Care
  • Clothing
  • Doll Houses
    • Littles Dollhouse
  • Storage and Display Tips
  • Stories
    • Cars and Trucks
    • Creature and Whitey
    • Construction Toys
    • Foxy Grandpa
    • Grandma's House
    • Gumby and Pokey
    • Liddle Kiddles
    • Miscellaneous Toys
    • Playhouses
    • Puppets
    • Sock Monkeys
    • Toy Guns
    • Toy Trains
    • Trolls
    • Western Toys
  • Tips for Buying/Selling Dolls
  • Other Vintage Toys
    • Dial Master Telephone
    • Tricky Doodle Duck
    • Tricky Peter Penguin
  • References and Resources

References and Resources

References for people interested in doll repairs
All About Doll Repair & Care: A Guide to Restoring Well-Loved Dolls by Carol Lindberg
Care & Repair of Antique & Modern Dolls by Faith Eaton
Doll Repair: Featuring Clothes, Hats, Shoes, Wigs by Evelyn Gaylin 
From Worn to Wonderful by Aimee Eckert
How to Repair Pullstring Talking Toys by Joe Johnson & Dana McGuinn
Repairing Doll Eyes in Vinyl Heads by Ben Truwe
Talk to Me! Repairing Mattel's Chatty Cathy, Charmin' Chatty and Other Hard-Bodied Dolls by Ben Truwe
Talk to Me! Repairing Suzy Smart and Other Battery-Operated Talking Toys and Dolls by Ben Truwe
The Doll Hospital School by Lifetime Career Schools
The Definitive Book on the Care and Preservation of Vinyl Dolls and Action Figures by Nicholas J. Hill
The Handbook of Doll Repair & Restoration by Marty Westfall

It is very useful to have an internet connection for researching patents - usually the best source of information on mechanical and electrical systems (a great supplement to any instructions that came with the doll).  I like to use the Google Advanced Patent Search tool.  Since many of the older patents were scanned into modern databases using OCR technology they are full of errors both in the patents and in searchable fields.  Patience, creativity, and perserverence will generally get you the patent you seek.  Linking through "referenced" or "citing" patents can uncover what you are looking for.  

General internet searches allow you to find old newspaper ads for a doll that tell you where it sold and how much it sold for.  They may also tell you what functions a doll performed (or phrases talking dolls said).
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