Alan Tracy
Puppet
1965-1966 (made)
1965-1966 (made)
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Rod puppet of Alan Tracy, a character from the children's television programme Thunderbirds. The puppet has a composition head and body and polyurethane foam legs, on a metal frame, and rubber hands. The figure is dressed in a blue nylon suit with a pale grey leatherette belt and sash with the International Rescue logo on it. There are blue leather boots with card soles. The head is articulated and the eyes and lower lip move. The features are moulded and the hair is blond. A metal rod with a plastic handle and nylon strings is attached.
Object details
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| Title | Alan Tracy (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded and painted composition; polyurethane foam; metal; rubber; nylon; leatherette; leather |
| Brief description | Rod puppet of Alan Tracy (Thunderbirds), made in the 1960s by Christine Glanville |
| Physical description | Rod puppet of Alan Tracy, a character from the children's television programme Thunderbirds. The puppet has a composition head and body and polyurethane foam legs, on a metal frame, and rubber hands. The figure is dressed in a blue nylon suit with a pale grey leatherette belt and sash with the International Rescue logo on it. There are blue leather boots with card soles. The head is articulated and the eyes and lower lip move. The features are moulded and the hair is blond. A metal rod with a plastic handle and nylon strings is attached. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Nancy Fletcher |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Nancy Fletcher (1924-1999), known professionally as Christine Glanville, who worked with Gerry Anderson as a puppeteer. |
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| Accession number | B.266-2000 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2001 |
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