Tips For Caring For Composition Dolls
Practically
speaking, composition, which is literally the left overs of the wood
products industry, i.e., pulp, mashed and boiled into a malleable form,
was more durable than the biqsue and porcelain dolls that were coming
out of Europe.
During the war years (World War I and World War II), the decrease in
trans-Atlantic trade with Europe, especially Germany, provided a boom
to American doll companies.
With such a dirth of productive years, there are understandable a large
amount of these dolls still in circulation. The problem is that while
they were considered more durable in their days, over the years, the
majority of composition dolls started wearing.
The issue today becomes one of proper care for the composition dolls
that remain. Since the primary ingredient of composition dolls is wood
first rule of thumb for caring for your doll is
Never put you composition doll in water. It's almost a no brainer. The water will break down the compostion material.
If your doll is merely dirty, try our non-water based cleaner,
Tru-Bleu Antique Doll Paste. Grab a couple of Q-tips or cotton
terry cloth, and first try
gently swabbing down the doll in test areas. If you are satisfied with
the result, you can proceed to cleaning the more delicate areas such as
the face.
If you are looking for a first class restoration job, then only a professional doll doctor will do.
