Mr Punchs Shop : Puppets
| | |  | Post-1968 Boxed Pelham Cinderella String Puppet.(Reference #10-10-54)
 This very attractive Cinderella puppet has jointed arms and legs which is an unusual feature for Pelham Puppets. She has a delightfully shaped face and is in very good condition, apart from a couple of small stains to the side of the dress. Cinderella comes in a post-1968 cellophane-fronted box that is also in excellent condition. (#) US$150.00
Price: £75.00 | |
| 1950s Boxed Pelham Mexican Girl String Puppet.(Reference #11-7-3mg)
This is one of the harder to find Pelham Puppets. It is also one of the simpler examples with a ball head, pod feet, and small wooden control bar. The puppet is in acceptable condition for its age, although there is minor paint loss to the face, some staining to the clothing, and the rubber band attaching the hat to the head has, not surprisingly, perished with age. However, the strings are in a good state, and the puppet is in full working order. The box has seen better days; it suffers from tearing, taping and slight paper loss. It's always a bonus to have the original box though. (#) US$118.00
Price: £59.00 |  | |
|  | 1960s Boxed Pelham Frog String Puppet.(Reference #10-10-53)
This delightfully comical frog puppet measures 12" long and is in very good condition. His clothes are spotless, and his head, hands and feet are complete and intact. The strings are in good order, as is the pre-1968 cardboard box. This is a very desirable puppet. (#) US$250.00
Price: £125.00 | |
| Pre-1968 Boxed Pelham Schoolmaster String Puppet(Reference #10-4-18)
 This schoolmaster puppet is in excellent condition and does not appear to have been played with very much as he is very clean and is complete with both his mortar board and his cane. His opening mouth is in full working order and the strings are original and untangled, although the red one has broken and been re-tied at some stage. The puppet is contained in a larger than usual pre-1968 box which may or may not be original. As the cartouche for the name is blank, there is no way of verifying this. The box is in very reasonable condition for its age, but does suffer from slight tearing, and staining, as well as minor graffiti.
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|  | 1960s Pelham MacBoozle String Puppet(Reference #09-12-11b)
MacBoozle is the archetypal drunken Scotsman and he was one of the first opening mouth puppets that Pelham made. He is also relatively complicated as he has a bottle of beer in one hand and a handkerchief in the other. Measuring 13" long, MacBoozle is in very acceptable condition for his age, although he has been re-strung at some stage as all his strings are black. He is complete with sporran, tassels on his socks, and Scotch bonnet. There is slight wear to the wood of his legs and the metal of his hands, but nothing that detracts from the overall appeal of this much loved puppet. MacBoozle is contained in a sturdy plain cardboard box. US$90.00
Price: £45.00 | |
| Post-1969 Boxed Pelham Old Lady String Puppet(Reference #09-12-8)
The style of this puppet's box with the bar across the front indicates that it was made after 1969. The puppet is a comical representation of an old lady with bucket and mop, although she is rather dressed up to be doing the housework as she wears a fluffy blue boa and yellow felt cap with feather. The old lady measures 12" long and is in excellent condition. The opening mouth mechanism operates as it should, and the strings are in good order. The box too is in a good state. US$78.00
Price: £39.00 |  | |
|  | 1960s Boxed Red Riding Hood Pelham Puppet(Reference #09-11-9)
This nursery character puppet was in production from 1969 until 1986. Measuring 11" tall, Red Riding Hood has black hair (a blonde version was also available), a moulded head with painted facial features, white blouse, blue gingham skirt, and red hood and apron. In spite of the fact that the puppet is housed in a pre-1968 box, this is obviously one of the later puppets as it has the plastic legs with locking knee joint that were used between 1975 until 1985. Both the puppet and the strings are in very good condition; the box is best described as an intact disaster. It suffers from scuffing, creasing, tearing, staining and water damage. However, it's always a bonus to have an original box - whatever the condition. US$78.00
Price: £39.00 | |
| Pre-1968 Boxed Pelham Witch Puppet(Reference #08-11-1)
Made by Pelham Puppets of England before 1968, this boxed witch puppet measures 14" tall to the top of her hat, and is in very good condition. Her opening mouth still works and her broomstick looks as good as new. The wig and clothes are in pristine condition, and the strings are original and untangled. The box is in less good condition than the puppet: it suffers from tearing, scuffing, and crushing. However, it's always a bonus to have the original box.
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|  | 1990s UK Merrythought Rabbit Hand Puppet with Label(Reference #01-3-02mr)
Although this plush rabbit hand puppet is of recent manufacture, it is not included in the current Merrythought catalogue, and is therefore no longer easily available. Standing 12" tall, the puppet is in 'as new' condition, and is complete with both labels and the paper swing tag. (WR) US$20.00
Price: £10.00 | |
| 1960s Boxed Pelham Tyrolean Girl String Puppet(Reference #05-5-78)
Dating from the 1960s, this Tyrolean Girl string puppet stands 11" tall, and is dressed in a gaily patterned cotton and felt costume. She is in excellent, original condition, and is also complete with her original 1968 yellow cardboard display box. This is in reasonable condition for its age, but does suffer from minor taping and cardboard loss, as well as childhood graffiti. It also lacks the cellophane panel from the front of the box. (#) US$70.00
Price: £35.00 |  | |
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