Doll factories
Abandon hope, all ye who enter.
Alex Q. Arbuckle
1931-1955
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Parts of a doll in an injection mould at Cascelloid's factory in England.
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Freshly cast doll heads wait to dry.
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A worker paints celluloid doll heads at a factory in England.
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A worker trims the eyelashes on a pair of doll's eyes.
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Freshly cast doll legs dry at a factory in England.
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Workers test the strength of a doll's head.
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Workers stress-test dolls at a factory in Long Island.
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A worker paints dolls at a factory in England.
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A worker paints doll's heads.
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A girl looks at doll's heads at a factory on Long Island.
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Children watch a worker painting doll's heads at a factory in Long Island.
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Workers style dolls' hair at a factory in Germany.
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A worker paints dolls at a factory in Italy.
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Doll eyes and heads at a factory in England.
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A worker sprays a doll head at a factory in England.
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A worker clothes dolls at a factory in Paris.
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A factory in France.
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A worker sprays doll heads at a factory in France.
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