Professor Fyodor Lethetinsky's revolver, used as a property by the Mumford Puppets

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Artist/Maker	Sellier and Bellot (makers)
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia (made) Germany (made)

This revolver was used in his act from the late 1940s with Mademoselle Zizi and Professor Fyodor Lethetinsky by Frank Mumford, of Mumford Puppets. Professor Fyodor was the short-tempered Russian pianist who accompanied the cabaret chantese Mlle. Zizi, and it appears that when Zizi was in danger of stepping out of line, Fyodor threatened her with this revolver.

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Category	Firearms
Object type	Revolver
Parts	This object consists of 5 parts. Stage Property Box Pellets Box Clip
Title	Professor Fyodor Lethetinsky's revolver, used as a property by the Mumford Puppets (generic title)
Brief description	Miniature revolver and box of pellets used by Frank Mumford (1918-2014) in his stage act with the marionettes Mlle. Zizi and Professor Fyodor Lethetinsky. The revolver was made in West Germany and the pellets were made in Czechoslovakia by Sellier & Bellot.
Dimensions	Length: 10.2cm (maximum length) Height: 8cm (maximum height)
Credit line	Given by Jennifer Allen
Summary	This revolver was used in his act from the late 1940s with Mademoselle Zizi and Professor Fyodor Lethetinsky by Frank Mumford, of Mumford Puppets. Professor Fyodor was the short-tempered Russian pianist who accompanied the cabaret chantese Mlle. Zizi, and it appears that when Zizi was in danger of stepping out of line, Fyodor threatened her with this revolver.
Associated objects	S.604-2016 (Object) S.603-2016 (Object) S.606-2016 (Object) S.607-2016 (Object) S.608-2016 (Object) S.609-2016 (Object) S.55-2019 (Object)
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.605-2016

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Record created	August 8, 2016
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1363808/professor-fyodor-lethetinskys-revolver-used-revolver-sellier-and-bellot/

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