Here's some emails about rubber dolls
We have several 5" rubber dolls ( at least I think they are rubber) and they
are deteriorating . The rubber is becoming sticky. Is there anything we can
do to stop this and repair them?
Please help
Alysha
Dear Alysha,
Rubber rots over time and there's not much anyone can do to prevent it. Keeping it dry and dusted with talc to absorb moisture in the air helps but once it's started to perish, repair is a lost cause.
Sorry, but that's what makes the surviving dolls more valuable. Of course I could be wrong and there may be some chemist out there who has a miracle treatment.
Good luck with them!
Michele
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