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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BoudiccaJones, post: 4449990, member: 5592&quot;]...what?</p><p><br /></p><p>Are you telling me that HPD amongst other things cannot be imported? Erm...okay. You&#039;re wrong but ...</p><p><br /></p><p>No, this part below is simply incorrect.</p><p><span style="color: #00b300"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #00b300"><i>**The HPD you talk about is not a disease as such as it is not catching but comes from badly mastered&nbsp; plastic mix from when they started making the stuff.**</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is named Hard Plastic/Pedigree Doll Disease. Am a bit surprised that after such a long time as a *doll collector&#039;s mate* you&#039;ve never heard of it.</p><p>If you&#039;re not in Europe, you may have never seen it. Or smelled it. Doesn&#039;t mean it doesn&#039;t exist,however.</p><p><br /></p><p>Utterly no idea what the bit about *first pieces/turn to dust* is about at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could be confusing HPD with the American disease ( which is utterly&nbsp; different. )</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting dolls for decades. Please do not spread misinformation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first link I found when Googling/&quot;Binging&quot; HPD. Quite specifically mentions the spreading aspect.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://vintagedollrepair.weebly.com/hard-plastic-disease-hpd.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://vintagedollrepair.weebly.com/hard-plastic-disease-hpd.html" rel="nofollow">https://vintagedollrepair.weebly.com/hard-plastic-disease-hpd.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit for spelling mistooks.</p><p><br /></p><p>And an amend to add this previous thread to the discussion. Many interesting links and a discussion about celluloid</p><p>disease</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/celluloid-disease-auguste-bonaz-decorative-haircomb.44835/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/celluloid-disease-auguste-bonaz-decorative-haircomb.44835/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/celluloid-disease-auguste-bonaz-decorative-haircomb.44835/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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