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George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

Game
ca. late 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Phil Spellacy Puppets Ltd. (makers)
Place of origin
Leeds (published)

Punch and Judy make your own puppet set, contains instructions, cut out figures, rods and split pins.

Object details

Category
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Game
TitleGeorge Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Printed card, metal split pins and plastic rods housed in a plastic wrapper
Paper
Ink
Card
Plastic
Metal
Printing
Stapling
Brief description
Punch and Judy make your own puppet set, contains instructions, cut out figures, rods and split pins, George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
Physical description
Punch and Judy make your own puppet set, contains instructions, cut out figures, rods and split pins. All contained in a plastic bag stapled together with a card tab at the top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.9cm
  • Width: 30.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Conforms to BS 5665 / PUNCH and JUDY / A beautifully designed set of puppet figures for children / to cut-out and colour - recommended age range / 7 years and above / *contains small parts which may be hazardous for / children under 3 years of age' (Text on front of card tab.)
  • 'CONTENTS / Ten different card cut-out and / colour characters plus instructions / Control sticks and fasteners for / swivel joints / Mini-history and book list for further study / Script - a non-violent, non-sexist / version / PUPPET CHARACTERS FEATURED / Punch and Judy Set No.1 / Baby and Joey Set No. 2 / Doctor and Crocodile Set No. 3 / Toby and Ghost Set No. 4 / Policewoman and Jailor Set No.5 / Plus / Card cut-out Theatre Proscenium / Set No. 6 / ' (Text on reverse of card tab.)
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010.
Summary
Punch and Judy make your own puppet set, contains instructions, cut out figures, rods and split pins.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1393-2010

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Record createdJuly 8, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1160797/george-speaight-punch--judy-game-phil-spellacy-puppets/
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