For more than 30 years, vintage toy enthusiasts Mike Booth and Deb Taylor have carried out meticulous repairs on all kind of sentimental childhood mementos
. Their shop, the striking blue Dolls House Specialists, has been a steady fixture on the corner of Smithdown Road and Ullet Road for years. Once dedicated solely to the sale of stunning Victorian-style dolls houses, it is now the home of one of England's last remaining doll hospitals.
Dolls, teddies, ventriloquists dummies and puppets are the shop's specialty, with orders coming in from all over the UK and abroad. Debbie selects the materials and carries out the delicate work by hand to ensure the precious items are restored as close to their original states as possible. "Deb matches the fabrics to the period so its contemporary, and we have hundreds of different fabrics to choose from. It's without a doubt a niche skill. We have been doing it for 30 odd years, and there's still things that come up that you have never seen before."
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