The Doll Cradle
Doll Store and Hospital Serving the Midwest for 54 Years!
About Us
The oldest doll hospital in the midwest
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Our Mission
The Doll Cradle is a Doll Hospital as well as a Doll store. We specialize in all sorts of toy repairs, from 100 year old dolls to your baby's favorite new stuffie. We buy and sell vintage and antique dolls, such as the iconic: Barbie, Cabbage Patch, Shirley Temple, Kewpie and much more!
Our mission is to continue to spread the joy that comes with having a special toy in your life. By restoring and educating the public on the historical and sentimental value that toys provide and igniting interested within all generations to love and preserve these lovely treasures.
Meet The Owner
Connie Harrell is a certified appraiser and works actively in her community and doll organizations to supply all facets of expertise in the doll world. Her passion for dolls and restoration was passed down to her from her father and mother who started the business alongside her in 1970.
Fun Fact: Connie holds one of the largest Kewpie doll collections in the Midwest, as they are the dolls she loves most!
Our Story
The Doll Cradle has been a family owned and operated business for 54 years. We opened our doors in November of 1970 with the passion to repair dolls.Informed with her parents' experience in doll and toy making, Connie Harrell continues the family business with the hopes of preserving the culture of craftmanship and repair as opposed to the current trend of fast paced consumerism and growing landfills. "Don't throw it away!"she will say, to even the most tattered of bears or dolls. There is not much she isn't able or willing to repair. A knowledge and spirit she wishes to pass on for generations to come.
