#antique toy

[agirlnamedbone]

vintage misshapen, damaged doll via etsy

[cut-off-all-my-fingers]

[vintagemodeltrain]

US Caboose ‘Santa Fe’, 1434 (5800)

Manufacturer: Gebrüder Fleischmann GmbH und Co. KG, Germany Material: Plastic Body, Steel Wheels Scale: H0 / 00 Year: 1960/1961

Further Informations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway

[houseofcatwic]

Uncommon and very rare French Spitz dog/ candy container ca 1900 from Stairway To The Past on Ruby Lane

[walzerjahrhundert]

early Steiff elephant pin cushion

1898

[doctorbeth]

A pair of elderly patients: Part 1 Poochie

Poochie the dog is owned by a family among you dear people. He is over 60 years old, about 7 or 8" tall, and very well loved. He's had repairs before to his shoulders, and he'd been wearing a red dress for years to try to protect his skin from further wear.

His person (his original person) wanted to keep him as close to original as possible, but also wanted to stabilize and reinforce him. Here are his original diagnosis photos, sent by another family member:

I'm showing larger versions in the hopes that you can see not only his holes, but the runs where his fabric is see through.

Poochie came to the hospital last month for wound repair and supplemental stuffing... just a touch to protect him on the inside. He wasn't getting a spa, he needed to stay as original as possible. And we were keeping old repairs where possible too. Rather, the treatment for Poochie was to stitch wounds, adding fabric under his runs to take the pressure of stitches, and patches where he had holes. Just enough to stabilize him. He wasn't going on adventures with toddlers anymore, but he wanted to feel safe watching over his family. Here's Poochie all better:

He's sort of like a kintsugi vase with its visible seams, or an older person, whose wrinkles and gray hairs tell their story. Poochie earned every scar and new seam, but he's huggable and lovable specifically for those patches and seams, which are reminders of all the adventures he's had. And now, he can be hugged again and share his memories (and make new ones) with his family in Washington.

[pixiexbites]

[fromthedust]

child's toy horse from Greek tomb (two views) - ceramic - Kerameikos Archaeological Museum, Athens - 950-900 BCE

[dutchs-blog]

Singing Bird Box Almost 200 Year's Old

[pupica]

[agirlnamedbone]

from A Doll's Family Album, Edna Knowles King, 1937

[gooberscollage]

Various Antiques From Antique Price Guides

Sources: Miller's collectibles handbook & price guide 2014-2015 by Judith Miller and Collectables handbook & price guide 2016-2017 by Judith Miller

[caladbolg]

lighting practice

[so-i-did-this-thing]

A closer look at the toy sewing machine. Need to find a needle and see what other pieces might be needed to thread it. But it has fairly smooth action- someone recently cleaned and oiled this. Is missing the flywheel handle, but I feel like I could find a replacement. Still a cute piece!

[walzerjahrhundert]

Dollhouse kitchen

circa 1910

[doctorbeth]

An elderly patient part 2: Bearie

Last week I told you about Poochie the dog, who was in his sixties and came in to be stabilized so his original person could continue to hug him. Today, I'm going to share Bearie's story. Bearie is a 70 year old panda bear, and he was getting ready to go live with his original person's daughter.

Here are Bearie's original diagnosis photos:

Like Poochie's family, Bearie's family wanted to keep some of his original self visible, but since he was eventually going to be loved by a new person, he needed more stabilization, and a bath and new stuffing as well!

There aren't photos of Bearie in the bath... spas for black and white patients of his age are major surgery, because their colors need to be separated for safe cleaning. But I did clean him, and restuff him. Then, he was recovered in new fur on his head, torso, and limbs. This left his original ears and pawpads visible. He kept his original eye, and hand a new nose and mouth embroidered. Rather than replacing his missing eye, he got a removable eye patch. Here he is before we added his new mouth:

And here he is just before he headed home: