Kathleen Robbiani’s patients never complain. They don’t even utter an “ouch” as she works her magic to set a broken arm or stitch up a major laceration. They smile happily as she works to restore them ...

WILTON--If your favorite old doll needs to be fixed -up, one local doll doctor can help you out. Wiltonian Mary Lou Logan has been repairing antique dolls for over 30 years. "When it comes to fixing ...

Carol Finwall's children sometimes got a little creeped out by the room where she kept supplies for her hobby and home business: They would see disembodied heads, arms and hands and jars full of shiny ...

It may not seem like it, but doll making and repairs is a giant segment of the craft and toy industry. To reinforce this, simply visit an antique shop that specializes in antique dolls or a retailer ...

In this photo from 1971, doll surgeon Mrs. James A. Freeman is surrounded by patients at her doll hospital in Delaware, Ohio. The doll in the stand on the table is from the Civil War era. Today, there ...

Eyes that blink, mouths that speak and hair that feels like silk ... these are just some characteristics of the lifelike dolls at a Susquehanna Valley shop.Photos: 'Doll Outlet' home to 5,000 antique, ...