Marionette puppet box
Pelham Puppets
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1965 - circa 1970
Materials
Card
Measurements
77 mm (height); 106 mm (width); 330 mm (length)
Place of origin
Marlborough
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671237.3.2
Summary
The box for a Pelham Puppet of a caterpillar, 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 1960s by the donor's mother-in-law. The box is made of card and has a removable lid. The base is plain white and the lid is yellow with 'Pelham Puppets' written on the top and images of Pelham Puppets on each side.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs K. M. Laird in February 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
Top of the 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]' Each end of the box: 'STANDARD / PUPPET'' Sticker on one end of box: '[missing letter] ATERPILLAR'
Makers and roles
Pelham Puppets , manufacturer