Marionette puppet box
Pelham Puppets
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1965 - circa 1970
Materials
Card and plastic
Measurements
77 mm (height); 130 mm (width); 360 mm (length)
Place of origin
Marlborough
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671237.1.2
Summary
The box for a Pelham Puppet of Tufty the Squirrel, made in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Part of a collection of four Pelham Puppets which belonged to the donor's children and were also played with by the donor's grandchildren. The first was bought in the late 1960's by the donor's mother-in-law. The box is made of yellow card and is made with a base 'draw' which slides into a square tube of card with two 'window's cut out and covered in clear plastic. The box has 'Pelham Puppets' written on several sides, depicts images of Pelham Puppets and has instructions for using the puppet.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs K. M. Laird in February 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
Top of the outer box: 'Pelham / PUPPETS' Bottom of the outer box: 'Pelham / PUPPETS / HAND MADE PUPPETS FOR CHILDREN [fine black text] MARLBOROUGH WILTS [white text on black background] WITH FULLY ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS [fine black text]'
Makers and roles
Pelham Puppets , manufacturer