Marionette
1962-1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pelham Puppets Ltd., was a hugely popular British toy making company set up in 1947 by Bob Pelham in Malborough, Wiltshire. From 1947 to the closure of the business in 1993 they made thousands of different characters and ranges of puppets for children including hand and marionette varieties. Pelham puppets used simple construction methods, materials and influences that reflected the decades in which they were made. New Pelham puppets are now being manufactured again by David Leech in Devon.
Pelham puppets often took influence from popular fairy tales or television characters for their puppets. Pinky the Pig is a toy version of one half of famous duo, Pinky and Perky. The two original puppet pigs had their own hugely popular television show from the late 1950s and are still a popular icon from the days of early children's television.
Pelham puppets often took influence from popular fairy tales or television characters for their puppets. Pinky the Pig is a toy version of one half of famous duo, Pinky and Perky. The two original puppet pigs had their own hugely popular television show from the late 1950s and are still a popular icon from the days of early children's television.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | carved and painted wood |
| Brief description | Marionette, carved and painted wood, with box, 'Pinky' the pig, character originally created by John and Vlasta Dalibor, made by Pelham Puppets Ltd, Malborough, Wiltshire, England, 1962-1970. |
| Physical description | Carved wooden and painted pig puppet. Dressed in red trousers and a blue and white gingham shirt with a red beret. The puppet has multicoloured strings attached to its trotters 'hands' back and ears which connect to a cross-shaped controller made of wood. The puppet is housed in a box, the bottom half of which is plain cardboard. The top half of the box is removed by lifting up vertically. The box is printed in yellow with various other Pelham puppets on the box and company branding. |
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| Summary | Pelham Puppets Ltd., was a hugely popular British toy making company set up in 1947 by Bob Pelham in Malborough, Wiltshire. From 1947 to the closure of the business in 1993 they made thousands of different characters and ranges of puppets for children including hand and marionette varieties. Pelham puppets used simple construction methods, materials and influences that reflected the decades in which they were made. New Pelham puppets are now being manufactured again by David Leech in Devon. Pelham puppets often took influence from popular fairy tales or television characters for their puppets. Pinky the Pig is a toy version of one half of famous duo, Pinky and Perky. The two original puppet pigs had their own hugely popular television show from the late 1950s and are still a popular icon from the days of early children's television. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.624:1 to 3-2010 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2011 |
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