Crocodile puppet
Glove Puppet
1939 (made)
1939 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This glove puppet of a Crocodile was originally made by Paul Hansard in 1939 but was used again by him in 1971 for his puppet show Sausages, when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer.
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971, he had worked with puppets before, and Paul Hansard’s puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971, he had worked with puppets before, and Paul Hansard’s puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Crocodile puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, papier mâché, paint, and felt. |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of a Crocodile, made by Paul Hansard in 1939 and used in his puppet play Sausages, 1971. Given by Paul Hansard. |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a Crocoldile with a body made of layers of felt in contrasting shades of green, and a bright scarlet red corduroy tail with a wooden toggle on the end, a hinged jaw and papier mâché head painted bright green with scales, nostrils, ears and a red corduroy tongue. The body is made to cover the puppeteer's wrist and lower arm. |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Hansard |
| Summary | This glove puppet of a Crocodile was originally made by Paul Hansard in 1939 but was used again by him in 1971 for his puppet show Sausages, when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer. Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971, he had worked with puppets before, and Paul Hansard’s puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955. Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1182-2011 |
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| Record created | March 13, 2012 |
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