Small Cat marionette (Pelham Puppets)
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Arch Two , Area 53 Puppet Corner 1970s |
A Cat marionette made my Pelham Puppets.
The third and final cat design produced by Pelham Puppets. After the moulds from the earlier designs were destroyed in the factory fire of 1961 this model was designed and released in 1962 and ran until 1986.
This marionette is frequently mistaken for Figaro from Pinocchio (due to Pelham's history of creating licensed Disney puppets and the similarity of appearance), but it is an entirely separate design.
Description
Black Cat Standard stringed Pelham puppet, in original box.
Hollow composition moulded head with upright ears (pink fronts), snout, nose and shaped cheeks, painted black with white paint over to mimic fur. Green eyes with pink nose, red wide mouth. Two clear plastic whiskers inserted in either cheek. Head articulated with black wooden tube neck section. Red ribbon tied round neck. Composition moulded "peanut shaped" body with upright tail made of black beads and one white. Legs wooden conical beads with round feet, front two white leg with black foot and reversed on back legs.
T-shaped wooden control.
Box - small size, white card base with yellow printed lid, Pelham text and illustrations of Pinky and Perky puppets and red Pelham puppets design label. Box stamped 'AB Cat' on end of lid.
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