On a recent bus commute into New York City, I met a woman from my neighborhood who runs a small side hustle restoring American Girl dolls. She described repairing frayed hair, sourcing garments, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Karen Redsicker’s doll hospital repairs pricey collectibles and priceless memories. The doctor is in the house. Eyes are everywhere, watching as she performs delicate surgery in the back room.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Daija’s Doll volunteers repair gently-used American Girl dolls and give them to children in foster care. Started by Ann Jackson, a foster parent, who came up with the idea ...

That‘s something he and his surviving parent, Jeanne, take pride in at their Skippack Pike shop, which also sells dolls and antiques such as clocks and jewelry. As one of only a few area doll ...

For centuries one of the best gifts for many little girls has been a doll. The enjoyment of possessing one, it’s said, can spark the imagination and enhance emotional development. Colleen Richardson ...

With hundreds of plastic legs, arms, and heads stacked high in boxes, it looks like a haunting resting place for hundreds of unwanted dolls discarded by girls who no longer want to play with them. But ...

“Not only are you repairing dolls, you’re repairing people too," says Kitty Kruup. She's recently taken over the role of doll doctor in Hobart, putting back together people's prized toys. But the ...

When the Doll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop in Berkley closed after 70 years, it wasn't the end for two enterprising doll doctors. Janet Powell and Holly Mize, who worked at the doll repair shop a ...