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Key West Art and Historical Society Museum Curator Norman Aberle prepares Robert the Doll for a brief stay at the Custom House. To avoid any paranormal pranks during the Key West Art and Historical Society’s second annual Antiques Show and Sale, the doll was relocated from the East Martello Museum.
Robert the Doll, known for 100 years of mischievous antics around the island of Key West, has been temporarily relocated from the East Martello Museum to the Custom House. Museum Director Claudia Pennington and Museum Curator Norman Aberle moved Robert the Doll, often considered to be a haunted sprit, to avoid any impish pranks Robert is known for during the Key West Art and Historical Society’s second annual Key West Antiques Show and Sale. The three-day Antiques Show and Sale will be held at the East Martello Museum on Feb. 23-25. The show features 30 antique dealers from Florida to Maine and special guest Carolyn Remmey, an appraiser on TV’s popular “Antiques Roadshow.” Remmey, author of many popular books and articles on antiques, will be appraising antiques for a nominal fee and will donate the fee back to the society. Pennington and Aberle feared that Robert the Doll would begin his paranormal folly during the society’s gala preview party on Feb. 23, 6-9 p.m. To keep Robert the Doll from disturbing partygoers during cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and possibly tinker with the band, museum staff decided to move him. “We never know what to expect from Robert the Doll,” Pennington said. “He will return to the Fort.” For more information call 295-6616, ext. 12.
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