Hand puppet
Mattel Inc
Category
Toys
Date
1987 - 1994
Materials
rubber and glass
Measurements
180 mm (Height) x 170 mm (Width) x 315 mm (Depth to end of Tail)
Place of origin
Mexico
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671998.1
Summary
A rubber hand puppet called a Boglin, this Boglin's name is Flurp. Boglins were goblin-themed hand puppets made of flexible rubber and could be manipulated to represent speech and facial expressions. It has a dirty cream coloured face body and tail with mauve patches on tail and arms. It has glass eyes which can be rotated in their sockets. A mouth showing red inside when flexed open by the operator.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Mary and Kevin Carswell. Bought for the donor's son in the late 1980s - Joe - age 7 or 8. Probably bought as a Christmas present. Possibly from Toys-R-Us in Nottingham. Joe really liked the Boglin and looked after him. Joe's younger sister Stephanie may have played with it. Joe is now a children's entertainer and trained as an actor and now puts on high end children's parties and shows- Joe Jangles.
Makers and roles
Mattel Inc , manufacturer