Lynn Emdin, 59, from South Africa, has built her collection of 1,000 porcelain dolls over 20 years following the death of her sons friend Michael, who gifted her her first doll named Rose.
Mum-of-four Lynn Emdin, 59, keeps her beloved figures, which she restores after rescuing them from second-hand sites like Facebook Marketplace and eBay, in a large shed in her back garden in Vereeniging, South Africa
Lynn Emdin, 59, from South Africa, keeps her 1,000 porcelain dolls - which she rescued from second-hand websites - and lovingly restored them in her garden shed
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