The doll from 1910, which had its foot chewed off by a puppy, was nearly chucked in a skip.
A dog-chewed doll which was ready to be thrown into a skip has been sold for almost £53,000 at auction.Despite having its foot chewed off by a puppy many years ago, a phone bidder from the US bought it for £52,675.
The life-like dolls were based on real children and were made for adult collectors rather than youngsters. "He has always lived in the living room on the sofa for as long as I can remember and our late dog chewed his foot off when he was a naughty puppy," she said."Due to having so much furniture and mementos to sort out, we were having to be quite ruthless with what we were keeping so I put him on the pile of things to be skipped.
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