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My wife has a small collection of Lizzy High dolls.  When we moved we wrapped them in tissue paper, placed them in a plastic storage box with a top and stored them in an unheated dirt floored large closet in our cellar.  When I took them out about 2 years later there was a very mouldy musky odor to them.  I was able to get the smell out and now want to store them again.  How and where do you suggest we store them.
Thank you.

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Hi Gene
Nice to hear from you.
First off, do not put the dolls in a basement again :-)
If you wrap the dolls in tissue, and place them in a storage box again they will be fine.
Try an area on the upper floor.
I really like those under the bed storage containers.
Good Luck
Eileen

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