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Paper Roses

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:13 PM Dec 2012

To Goo-Gone or not? Bru Doll

Last edited Thu Dec 13, 2012, 06:20 PM - Edit history (1)

Need some advice. I have been all over the internet looking for info.
Last week I bought a lovely old doll, she is marked(impressed) under the wig, Bru--but because of glue residue from or because of the change in wig, there is glue next to the signature. I am trying to find out if she is an old repro or the real deal. She definitely is not a new doll.

She has a replaced wig, I can tell by the left-over dark brown hair attached to her head. She has a cloth body with porcelain arms, legs and of course, the head and shoulders.
Her original outer dress is gone but she still has her original undergarments, fishnet type stockings and patent leather Mary Jane type shoes.
She is signed on her porcelain shoulders in the back, 'RPD 75'. One of her fingers on her right hand is broken at the mid-point.

She has a slightly open mouth and if you look carefully, I think you can see teeth. Not sure.
I guess my question is, do I dare to try and remove with Goo-Gone, the old, dried glue next to the Bru impression to see if there is any other mark?
Any help or reference would be appreciated.
PR


PS. As I looked her over, I'm not sure if her arms and legs are wood or porcelain. The finish is so smooth and painted.

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To Goo-Gone or not? Bru Doll (Original Post) Paper Roses Dec 2012 OP
GooGone is *very* potent stuff. I would fear for the finish or . . . . . Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #1
Bru is the name. Take a look at these. Note they are making reproductions. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #2

Stinky The Clown

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1. GooGone is *very* potent stuff. I would fear for the finish or . . . . .
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:12 PM
Dec 2012

. . . . it could somehow get into the porcelain and maybe unglue the hair or some such.

A gentler approach for sticker glue is lighter fluid. I am sure you can get it at any CVS type store. I have a container that is years and years old. As long as it is sealed, it will last forever. Has lots of uses and generally will not harm finishes.

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