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

10/28/2025

Saw a story last summer about this very situation of dolls washing up on the beach of Texas. I would adopt them. Would love to have even one because of their story. To me...they need some serious TLC and love. What a dream vacation for a doll doctor to go and pick up needy dolls on the beach!

Recently around the work shop and items that have went home. I have others being worked on to also go home soon also. ...
10/24/2025

Recently around the work shop and items that have went home. I have others being worked on to also go home soon also. Will post those when completed.

Here are a few more "Summer Project"pictures to go with others I posted tonight in separate post. It was a challengin...
10/11/2025

Here are a few more "Summer Project"pictures to go with others I posted tonight in separate post. It was a challenging summer this year, but the outcome will be better going into the fall and beyond. I did get a separate wood working area set up outside inclosed for composition dolls, doll houses, and sanding items. I now have that space inside with more tables to leave work on. My work categories have expanded requiring extra spaces I can set work up and leave to come back to. One of the things I literally hate to do is have to pick work up and move it so I can work on something else. I worked on a lot of things this summer in various conditions. I have some newer work I will be posting of soon along with some ongoing projects. Never a dull moment, but I like it that way.

A summer project of a group of dolls with a bed that all came in together. Quality dolls and bed well loved.
10/11/2025

A summer project of a group of dolls with a bed that all came in together. Quality dolls and bed well loved.

Another summer project example of a vintage handmade keepsake for a second visit to the doll hospital.
10/11/2025

Another summer project example of a vintage handmade keepsake for a second visit to the doll hospital.

One example of many a summer project....Handmade Craft Twins Well loved.
10/11/2025

One example of many a summer project....Handmade Craft Twins Well loved.

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.

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