Toy Hospital with Doctor: Pat Schlau ...Dolls, Bears & Their Friends

Toy Hospital with Doctor: Pat Schlau ...Dolls, Bears & Their Friends Any day of the week we welcome Doll, Bear or Toy related appraisals or repair. Just call at 903-877-2420 or 903-521-5529. Hours are 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
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Store open hours are Wednesday thru Saturday. Main St. / P O Box 542
Winona, Tx 75792 For Repair Appointments of PIck-up or Delivery Call:

903-877-2420 store number or 903-521-5529 for an appointment for anytime 7 days a week. Email: doll.doctor@aol.com with pictures for free estimates of repairs. Much appreciation, Pat Schlau

This is a very large 36"x 22" house I remodeled for a customer for his wife for Mother's Day. This took me about 6 wee...
05/17/2025

This is a very large 36"x 22" house I remodeled for a customer for his wife for Mother's Day. This took me about 6 weeks to complete and done in time to make the perfect gift. I saved as much of the original house as I could, and repaired the more serious issues it had. It was like remodeling a real house, only in a small version with way less room to work in.

This is a very highly collectible doll that shows what happens to the paint of the surface of some composition Effanbee...
05/17/2025

This is a very highly collectible doll that shows what happens to the paint of the surface of some composition Effanbee dolls.

This is a 75th anniversary modern Cissy doll. She was singled out to show that they may not be manufactured as perfect...
05/17/2025

This is a 75th anniversary modern Cissy doll. She was singled out to show that they may not be manufactured as perfect as pictured sometimes. This one is a good example of that.

Hope everyone's doll collecting is going good. Here are a few from the past few months that got to go home. I am list...
05/17/2025

Hope everyone's doll collecting is going good. Here are a few from the past few months that got to go home. I am listing separate a couple of dolls to highlight with their repairs and a doll house that got restored.

I am still working with doll items everyday, but have been sharing my time that I would normally be working on my museum, instead for a few weeks or months with helping my brother in law reduce his personal collected items of a wide variety of categories since his move. He has a lot of cool things that needed TLC organized to sell. I will be showing the toy related items for anyone that lives local that will be in upcoming Estate Sales in case you know anyone who would be interested in cuckoo clocks, trains, boats, race car sets, etc....a lot of collectible options. It has been an adventurous experience.

Hello 2025 now that all the things we do the first few months of the year is done and behind me. I am happy I love wha...
03/14/2025

Hello 2025 now that all the things we do the first few months of the year is done and behind me. I am happy I love what I do. Makes the world seem a better place. It has been slow working the past few months due to cold times that keep my work on hold. Doll clothes do not get in a hurry to dry, special glues and putties do not want to dry or cure. It can be challenging in the winter months for when it starts to show signs of spring wanting to take its place with warm on a possible day and cold the next few. East Texas humidity days have to be worked around.

I am adding a few doll items to share for now and have more in the future with the warming up trend. I have a few other items to add after I add these.

Happy New Year to each and everyone! I am now able to get back to posting work and sharing things for this New Year of...
01/11/2025

Happy New Year to each and everyone! I am now able to get back to posting work and sharing things for this New Year of 2025 now that dolls and their friends have been gave to their owners from Santa or birthdays. I had a wonderful holiday season with my family after experiencing a very busy season of hand sewing work in the months of November/December. I was impressed with the fact so many individuals pulled their best friends out of storage and had them restored as major gifts to be passed down to a new generation. Their memories with their best friend was shared with that next generation making it special as a new companion of adventure. It warmed my heart to see so many different dolls or stuffed animals get a new chance to be loved all over again.
This year will be exciting for me due to I get to see some projects I have had going for a while get to the next level within the structured areas of the museum. All serious construction has been completed and that makes moving forward easier for me.
In the attached pictures, there is a variety of repair types I have done in the past few months of before and the after. I felt so honored in being a part in the future of each. It's not the monetary value of any given item that makes it worthy, but the love and bond a single person had with it....recreating their memories to share that are priceless for a priceless doll or friend. I love my work and seeing others happy....worth every second spent to restore that memory. This is a select few in pictures with the after picture first and some followed with the before ones.

Happy New Year of 2025 Everyone!!!
01/01/2025

Happy New Year of 2025 Everyone!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone. Will post items after the holiday season when I know gifts have been opened that have been...
12/24/2024

Merry Christmas to everyone. Will post items after the holiday season when I know gifts have been opened that have been restored. Until then, enjoy your families and friends. Here is a workshop photo blast from my past of me from 1992 Christmas ....8 months pregnant and the tail end of a busy Christmas season.

For the past few weeks, I have finished some doll repairs for customers. All these items have value to their owners tha...
10/23/2024

For the past few weeks, I have finished some doll repairs for customers. All these items have value to their owners that is priceless for them. Great care is taken to study and restore without disrupting the character of the items that is important to an owner. Doll repair is not about "quick fixes". It is about quality restoration in an art form personal to each and every item needing restored. Every one of them whether it is a doll, bear or stuffed animal is different and has their own personality of repair needs. My goal each time is to bring happiness to their owners in having them back to enjoy or share with someone new. I am starting on some new items this week to share in the near future.

This is a message for all my doll friends whom some have already been hit once with a hurricane recently and again in th...
10/07/2024

This is a message for all my doll friends whom some have already been hit once with a hurricane recently and again in the path of the next hurricane....you are in my prayers.

The past few months has brought some changes I like to the basic flow of my store and receiving area for repairs. I ha...
10/04/2024

The past few months has brought some changes I like to the basic flow of my store and receiving area for repairs. I have a better flow coming from my office and workshop. Here are a few things changed and repairs. I am excited going into the holiday season with a clean store and having the projects be smaller to complete over a couple of days instead of weeks. Anyone who thinks dusting is not work, I beg to differ with them. A clear plastic on the front of displays does not keep the dust from getting on the shelves, so they are gone. I have the museum side with more cabinets for displays and on a role....rolling like a rabbit, turtle, or snail depending on what is going on at the time. Progress comes, but takes time. I want everything done right the first time.

Great place to come and enjoy the day with a group of friends or spouse. All weekend is the annual Zonta Antique Show ...
03/01/2024

Great place to come and enjoy the day with a group of friends or spouse. All weekend is the annual Zonta Antique Show starting today. I am offering my repair and stringing services for at the show or to take back to my workshop. I am looking forward to a fun weekend!! Hope to see you there!

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Thursday 10am - 5pm
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