Laura's Doll Hospital

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Laura's Doll Hospital

I repair and restore antique, vintage and modern dolls. Please see my website for more information.

04/02/2026

I've just said goodbye to Amelia Rose. She needed a repair to her torso, a replacement leg, and restringing - not bad for eighty years old, really.

02/02/2026

Dolly is a lovely big German doll dating from the 1960s. She's been cleaned and restrung, and her hair has been restyled and her eyes repositioned. I also gave her knickers and socks a chemical soak and found her some shoes. Her dress needed careful handling so that was expertly cleaned by Pressing Needs.

30/01/2026

This poor 1930s dolly had been dropped, resulting in one leg missing some pieces and a replacement head from the '60s! I cleaned her, patched up the leg and found a more appropriate head from the same era. I'm often asked to replace missing limbs but this is the first time I've provided a head!

28/01/2026

Doris is looking good for 100 years old! She was made by the German company Walther & Sohn and is a treasured family heirloom. As you can see, I've cleaned her, fitted a wig, strung her back together and found her some socks and shoes. Her dress is being made bespoke.

26/01/2026

I've just finished restoring sweet Nellie, a 1950s Pedigree doll who needed a lot of love! She's had a good clean, her eyes have been repaired, eyelids repainted, eyelashes replaced, lips repainted, wig replaced... and finally, she's been strung back together with fresh elastic.

23/01/2026

Harriet is a Famosa doll from around 1990, passed from mum to daughter. The little girl had decorated the box she travelled in! Harriet has been cleaned up, dressed, given new eyes, had her hair washed and made a bit less vertical (!), and had some sewing repairs too.

21/01/2026

This is Cindy Lou, another lovely Pedigree walker doll from the 1950s. She's had a repair to one arm socket, new earrings, and her arms and head reattached.

19/01/2026

What a joy to restore this beautiful Armand Marseille 'Dream Baby' from the 1920s. A family heirloom. I've cleaned her, repaired and reset her weighted eye mechanism, and restrung her with fresh elastic.

15/01/2026

Richard teaches expectant parents about baby care at antenatal classes. He's a lovely Peterkin doll from about 30 years ago, weighted and with moving joints. He's had an eye repaired and his hips stabilised, as well as a good clean. Now he's ready to go back to work!

10/01/2026

We see lots of 1960s Tiny Tears here, and they often need new eyes. I offer a choice of original TT eyes or modern eyes. This one has modern eyes.

08/01/2026

A rare personal post. Today is a very proud day for me... the publication of my first book! 'All My Worldly Joy' is a memoir about the mental health difficulties I experienced when I was younger, especially just after my son was born. New motherhood can be such a vulnerable time. Of course, there are dolls in it too - both my beloved childhood dolls and the beginning of the dolls' hospital. It's available to buy in all the usual places. I will pop some links in the comments in case anyone is interested to read it.

06/01/2026

Not every doll who comes to me is broken. This lovely 1950s Pedigree walker just needed a really thorough clean, a dab of paint or glue here and there, and a new outfit. I think he enjoyed his makeover!

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Southampton

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https://www.laurasdollhospital.co.uk/

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