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The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration was a first when it was published in 1979. It is still a first--in its completeness and detail. This is a responsible book, subscribing to the view of true doll collectors: Do nothing to an antique doll that will compromise the authenticity and reduce its value. Whether a doll is a museum rarity, one of many common antique dolls, or a collectible, Marty Westfall's book will lead you through procedures to restore it. The exquisitely detailed step-by-step directions make it possible for collectors, dealers, even those who own just one or two treasured dolls, to make necessary repairs without reducing value. The techniques that author Marty Westfall used from 1973 to 1979 and set down in this book are just as practical today. Her aim was to help the beginning restoration artist, and the information is just as valuable to even the most sophisticated collector. In easy-to-follow directions The Handbook describes how to set stationary and sleep eyes, restring compo bodies, refurbish old wigs and make new ones, repair ball-jointed bodies, clean and repair kid bodies, make cloth bodies, mend chips and cracks, replace missing fingers and toes, and cope with other damages. The Handbook encourages those who wish to learn the art by taking them by the hand and showing them how to get started. At the back of the book is an updated list of suppliers for those who lack ready access to sources of repair materials. Other helpful information includes a chapter on how to distinguish between a legitimate replica doll and a fake made with the intention to deceive and another on how to determine whether a doll has been mended, even if the repair is soskillfully done that it is not readily apparent. Thousands who began using this book as a guide have gone on to develop profitable careers in the restoration field. The same procedures to restore dolls work in restoring other porcelain objet d'arts, such as figurines.

The expertise, clarity, and accessibility that have been hallmarks of the Miller's antiques and collectibles books since 1979 are now applied to an exciting new line of collectors' guides with a decidedly American accent. Each volume of the new Miller's American Insider's Guide series provides readers with all the information needed to recognize, authenticate, date, and value an antique or collectible item. Written by leading experts in their fields, each volume provides a wealth of connoisseur's hints and techniques for assessing condition, avoiding fakes, spotting bargains, and estimating fair value. Each volume offers a primer on the basics of styles, makers, and techniques and a comprehensive Fact File listing items by type or by manufacturer, enabling the reader to recognize, evaluate, and buy a given category of antique or collectible with confidence and success. Special "Color Reviews" focus on specific topics with full-color photographs. Sections on Where to Buy and See, Care and Repair, a bibliography, glossary, and list of websites make the books in this series essential reading for collectors. With over 1,000 websites from around the world, this revised and updated edition of Miller's Antiques, Art & Collectibles on the Web is a comprehensive guide to buying, selling, and researching antiques, collectibles, and fine art on the Internet. This second edition, which includes many new entries, is a valuable resource of information for both collectors and dealers. The practical side of searching for information and the mysteries of online bidding and selling are revealed, together with advice regarding online security. A wide range of general antiques information sites is given,such as portals, specialist publications, associations, museums, fairs, and, of course, auction houses. The specialist section is divided into 60 subject areas and includes collector's clubs, collector's sites, specialist auctioneers, and dealers.

Automatic watch - An automatic watch (also called a self-winding watch) is a mechanical watch whose mainspring is wound by the motion of the wearer's arm, instead of having to be wound manually every day. Whereas a quartz watch is powered by electricity, a mechanical watch is powered by a mainspring which must be rewound for the watch to keep time.

Watchmaker - A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. A modern watchmaker is more likely to repair a wristwatch or a pocketwatch than to actually create a watch from scratch.

Nucleotide excision repair - Nucleotide excision repair is a DNA repair mechanism. DNA constantly requires repair due to chemical damage that can occur to bases, and nucleotide excision repair (NER) and base excision repair are mechanisms by which the cell can prevent unwanted mutations caused by base damage.

International Watch Company - Interational Watch Company (also known as IWC Schaffhausen) is a precision watch company founded in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones, an American engineer from Boston, Massachusetts. Located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, IWC Schaffhausen is notable for being the only major Swiss watch factory located in eastern Switzerland, as the majority of the well-known Swiss watch manufacturers are located in western Switzerland.

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