Established in 1913 by Harold Chapman, Jr., the Doll hospital is now managed by Geoff Chapman, the third generation of the family to run the business which this year celebrates 100 years of repairing all types of dolls, teddy bears, rocking horses, umbrellas, prams and various other items.
Dolls’ heads on display at Sydney’s Original Doll Hospital in Bexley, New South Wales.
Piles of doll body parts at Sydney’s Original Doll Hospital.
Body parts of dolls hang to dry after painting.
Gail Grainger works on a doll at Sydney’s Original Doll Hospital in Bexley, Feb. 19, 2013.
An old style doll at Sydney’s Original Doll Hospital.
Gail Grainger works on a doll at Sydney’s Original Doll Hospital in Bexley, Feb. 19, 2013.
Spare doll heads at Sydney’s Original Doll Hospital.
A sign hangs over discarded doll body parts in a waste pile.
Dolls for sale on display at Sydney’s Original Doll Hospital.