Instruction leaflet
Pelham Puppets
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1965 - circa 1970
Materials
Paper
Measurements
210 mm (width); 280 mm (length)
Place of origin
Marlborough
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671237.2.3
Summary
The instruction leaflet that accompanies a Pelham Puppet of a Dutch Boy, 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 instructions are printed an A4 piece of shiny white paper and detail how to control the puppet and how to untangle the strings if they become tangled.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs K. M. Laird in February 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
Top of one side: 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE / Pelham / PUPPET / STANDARD CONTROL' [and lots of text below detailing how to control the puppet] Top of the other side: 'UNTANGLING CHART' [and lots of text below detailing how to untangle the strings]
Makers and roles
Pelham Puppets , manufacturer