I started our doll hospital because I couldn't stand to see beautiful vintage dolls end up in landfills or gathering dust in a box where no one would ever love them again. These are dolls with history — toys that were cherished by little girls who are now grandmothers, pieces that represent decades of craftsmanship, and faces that still have so much life left in them.
 

We don't collect dolls and put them back out in "as is" condition, we save them and give them a second life. Each doll gets an individual assessment and inspection. Some arrive needing only a little bit of work - some need a lot - and some get completely reinvented.  Before any are listed, we get to work — restringing limbs, replacing wigs, swapping eyes, repairing fabric bodies, cleaning vinyl, touching up face paint. Some dolls take an afternoon. Some take weeks. Some take months. Every one of them gets treated like they matter, because they do.  When they are all done, we list them here in the Adopt a Doll collection and on our doll brands pages for those doll brands we work on a lot. 

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Why buy our dolls:

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• Dolls are always listed in their best condition

• No surprises - dolls are inspected, repaired, and disclosed so you know what you are getting

• First access to our subscribers on new listings so you get rare dolls before they go public to marketplaces

• Your purchases help the artists we work with as well as help with our campaign to Save Dolls from landfills

• You earn loyalty points on each doll purchase that you can use for discounts on future purchases

• We don't sell any ripped, stained, or damaged clothing - and if its something we preserve for historical value it is always disclosed

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Subscribe to our Exclusive Notifications List: 

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We add new dolls ready for adoption to our website first.  Our subscriber form (at the bottom of the page) has check boxes for the different doll brands we usually handle with a catch all of vintage/antique dolls for misc brands and makers.  Click the check boxes on the types of dolls/products you wish to be notified on and you'll get an exclusive first look - even before they are cross posted to eBay and other marketplaces.  Use your loyalty points to grab discounts on new and rare finds.  No gimmicks, just first access to the dolls that would otherwise be gone before you even knew they existed.  If you ever had your eye on a Doll and lost it to someone who got there before you, this is how you stop that from happening.

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If you are a vintage doll shop, please contact us for availability on inventory for your store and special rates for bulk used-doll purchasing.