'Sooty with wand'
Glove Puppet
ca. 1956 (made)
ca. 1956 (made)
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Glove puppet representing Sooty of golden coloured Yorkshire cloth with black ears and paw pads of brown 'Rexine'. It has orange and black plastic eyes and a nose and mouth embroidered in brown thread. The head is stiffened with cardboard and stuffed with Kapok. The wand is wooden, stained black with remains of white at each end. Noreen Oldman Written by hand in pen on the inside of the puppet.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | 'Sooty with wand' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool stuffed with kapok, rexine and plastic |
| Brief description | Glove puppet, "Sooty with wand", wool stuffed with kapok, rexine and plastic, probably by Chad Valley, England, ca.1956 |
| Physical description | Glove puppet representing Sooty of golden coloured Yorkshire cloth with black ears and paw pads of brown 'Rexine'. It has orange and black plastic eyes and a nose and mouth embroidered in brown thread. The head is stiffened with cardboard and stuffed with Kapok. The wand is wooden, stained black with remains of white at each end. Noreen Oldman Written by hand in pen on the inside of the puppet. |
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| Object history | 'Sooty' launched as a toy following TV appearances with Harry Corbett in 1952. |
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| Accession number | MISC.110:1&2-1987 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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