I found an antique doll at the flea market! Is she salvageable? 

Thank you for sharing with us your beautiful doll find! I look forward to seeing her fixed up. Thirty five dollars is fantastic, a great deal. Your antique dolls are beautiful ❤

She’s beautiful! What a great project! Can’t wait to see the after! Have fun Cheryl 😊!

I also made a porcelain doll in 1991. She is a Hillary face mold by Diana Effner. Right before Christmas I broke her face trying to restring her. I was able to find a replacement on ebay that resembled the one I made so many years ago. I also have one antique doll that belonged to my grandmother. I just love dolls.

Cheryl, I've never seen a doll with sawdust inside. This was very interesting. It is so amazing how her dress is in such good condition. I'll be interested to see what you are able to do with her. :) Thanks for sharing!

She's so wonderful!!!

What a beautiful find! Congratulations and happy Mother’s Day! 💐

Congratulations on finding such a wonderful doll! I acquired a 24 inch Floradora doll a few months ago, and I adore her. According to Google, she was made from 1905 to 1920, and in many sizes. She was a more affordable doll at the time, and they lots of them. She is a fairly common find, and usually affordable, I think I paid $35 for mine from eBay. Floradora is a great option, for someone who wants a true antique but can't afford to pay a fortune. Your doll's dress is beautiful and well made, but I don't think it's original. I think it's a reproduction of a dress for antique French dolls. I hope you enjoy your Floradora as much as I enjoy mine 😊❤🕊️

I think she is just wonderful😊

you doll is beautiful 2 years ago I purchase an Armand just $5.00 at a flea market, bald, no clothes, but I did restore she has a sweet face.

Congratulations on such a beautiful AM find! From the video I think her wig and hat (!) are originals. I would also guess her dress is a reproduction but it doesn't matter because it is GORGEOUS. Meticulously made and possibly out of silk? So...to patch her up you'll need an old leather glove (important), pinking shears, and "tacky" glue. I bet the woman who did restorations for Rachel Hoffman has a video on it? I have one antique restoration video but her body wasn't leather. Let me know if you have questions...I've restored quite a few in her condition. Looking forward to seeing her restored! 💗💗💗

You've definitely gotten a diamond in the rough there! I'm so glad you're going to try and restore her. Maybe you can replace the lost stuffing in arms with cotton wool? And leather patch repair for the torso? Looks like she was taped at some point, that might work as well. She does have a sweet face and beautiful costume! I have a 20" Marseille that I got for $10, but mine had no clothes, no wig. and her body is wood and composition rather than stuffed leather. I'm on the hunt for an antique doll costume, right now she's wearing baby clothes, haha

Oh wow, that’s a very old doll. It was normal in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to stuff dolls with sawdust. They called them “composition” dolls.

"Hello there! I watched ALMOST of your video. Your video making is very good. Your content ideas are ALSO very good.

Congratulations! Floradora is her name. The outfit does not look old...more likely someone had her redressed (note the modern snaps). Her hair looks like human hair.

What a hauntingly lovely face! Did they fill her with sawdust to weight her and make her feel like a real child? I was listening for you to mention how heavy she is but I must’ve missed it. How much do you think she weighs?

She has a gorgeous and probably expensive reproduction dress, and a human hair wig. The dress alone was worth the $35! She will be beautiful when you're done with her! Find an old kid glove to make patches with.

No earrings because she's German not french and it looks like a human hair wig xxxx also if you buy some kid leather gloves you can cut a piece to fix the tear in her leg xxxx

I have my grandmother’s circa 1906 doll. She was absolutely loved to death! She has no clothes & her hair is a disaster. She has a porcelain face & leather body I believe. I don’t have the interest or knowledge to restore her. Are you interested in?

You certainly got your $35 worth! The dress is worth that much, repo or not.

Doll is exquisite but feel dress is mummy made more modern, thebeads are plastic and never used snaps