Articles Posted in the My Life as a Doll Doctor Category

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  Why I Love my Job – My Life as a Doll Doctor

  by Dr. Noreen on Jul 19, 2012 | 4 Comments

          Today has been one of those great days in the Doll Hospital…you know the kind–everything goes well, work gets finished, and the dolls look fabulous. Now throw in some non-stop laughter–and that is my day. To me….any day full of humor is a good day and today was one I felt [...]

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  My Life as a Doll Doctor – How it all started PART 2

  by Dr. Noreen on Jul 12, 2012 | No Comments

          I have to thank all those collectors who called wanting more of what got me started in this life of Doll Doctoring. I was a bit surprised about how many memories were conjured up by collectors (and myself) after reading part one of my blog..and hope to once again bring you back to [...]

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  My Life as a Doll Doctor- How it all started

  by Dr. Noreen on Jul 05, 2012 | 11 Comments

          As promised….I am going to tell you how this entire “Doll-Doctor” thing got started. No… I did not decide in High School, talk to a career planner, or even realize I was destined to become a Doll Doc until I actually was one! I do however, think my Dad may have known [...]

  Posted in Antique Dolls, Doll Blogs, Doll Collecting, doll community, Doll Hospital, Dr. Noreen, Feature, My Life as a Doll Doctor

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  Compo Dolls – keep them wrinkle free! – Dr. Noreen

  by Dr. Noreen on Jun 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

          Hi Friends, My surgery went well and I am back in the doll O.R.  ready to give up a few secrets about composition dolls. You know those…they show fine lines and wrinkles like a 90-year-old in the desert without sunscreen. These were the common dolls of the 20′s, 30′s and 40′s that show [...]

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  Who’s The Dummy?? | My Life as a Doll Doctor – Dr. Noreen

  by Dr. Noreen on Jun 01, 2012 | 6 Comments

          I still shudder every time I think about the week I spent with a vintage Ventriloquist Dummy. I am a doll doctor…so how hard could this be? Well, this dummy came to me in several pieces the worst of which was the talking mouth assembly. His body was a heavy hard [...]

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  Second Chance Dolly – 1920s or 30s Compo Doll

  by Dr. Noreen on May 25, 2012 | 11 Comments

  I would like to give you a glimpse into my life in the O.R. of Tonner Doll Hospital. I am Doctor Noreen and spend my days in the state of the art doll hospital located in the back room of The Tonner Company Store. This is where I breathe new life into those antique and [...]

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