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JY Dolls Factory Visit

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Four stages from the JY Dolls factory visit, shown in the photos below.

  1. The skeleton

    Metal skeleton parts and joints laid out on the workshop floor.

  2. The heads

    Finished heads stored on shelves in the head room.

  3. Hand assembly

    Technicians work on heads and bodies by hand at the workbenches.

  4. Moulds and storerooms

    Skeletons are fitted into body moulds, and moulds and body shells are kept in the storerooms.

In early 2020 the Lucidtoys team visited the JY Dolls factory to see how the dolls we sell are made. These photos are from that visit, from the metal skeletons and the head room to the assembly floor and storerooms. Tap any photo to see it full size.

The metal skeletons

Metal skeleton parts and joints laid out on workbenches and the floor, including close-ups of the hand and arm joints.

Metal doll skeleton parts and joints laid out on a workbench at the JY Dolls factory Metal doll skeleton parts and joints laid out on a workbench at the JY Dolls factory Metal doll skeleton parts and joints laid out on a workbench at the JY Dolls factory Metal doll skeleton parts and joints laid out on a workbench at the JY Dolls factory Close-up of a metal doll skeleton hand and arm joint at the JY Dolls factory Close-up of a metal doll skeleton hand and arm joint at the JY Dolls factory Metal doll skeleton parts and joints laid out on a workbench at the JY Dolls factory Metal doll skeleton parts and joints laid out on a workbench at the JY Dolls factory

The head room

Rows of finished doll heads stored on shelves in the head room.

Shelves of finished doll heads in the JY Dolls head room Shelves of finished doll heads in the JY Dolls head room Shelves of finished doll heads in the JY Dolls head room Shelves of finished doll heads in the JY Dolls head room Doll heads on display shelves at the JY Dolls factory Doll heads on display shelves at the JY Dolls factory

Hand assembly

Technicians working on doll heads and bodies at workbenches and on the assembly floor.

Technician working on a doll head at a workbench in the JY Dolls factory Technician working on a doll head at a workbench in the JY Dolls factory Technicians assembling dolls on the JY Dolls assembly floor Technicians assembling dolls on the JY Dolls assembly floor Finished doll body in the JY Dolls workshop

Moulds and body shells

A metal skeleton being fitted into a red body mould, and moulded body shells hanging in the store.

Moulded doll body shells hanging in the JY Dolls factory store Moulded doll body shells hanging in the JY Dolls factory store Moulded doll body shells hanging in the JY Dolls factory store Metal skeleton being fitted into a red body mould at the JY Dolls factory Metal skeleton being fitted into a red body mould at the JY Dolls factory Metal skeleton being fitted into a red body mould at the JY Dolls factory

Workshop floor and storerooms

The wider workshop floor, with moulds and body shells, and racks of parts in the storerooms.

Workshop floor with moulds and body shells at the JY Dolls factory Workshop floor with moulds and body shells at the JY Dolls factory Racks of doll parts in the JY Dolls factory storeroom Overhead racks of metal skeleton parts at the JY Dolls factory Racks of doll parts in the JY Dolls factory storeroom

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