A couple of weeks ago we had a delivery sent to us from the family of a former employee of The Pelham Puppet factory who worked there from 1959.
One of the most interesting items to offer to you for sale, is the original prototype Bank Manager created at the factory and used for the publicity photographs. These images are widely recognised as they were used as postcards. We also have the magazine where he is featured, Pelpup News Winter 1965 No 10 which will accompany the puppet.
He is standing with the Horror Boy, Mitzi and the Old Lady in the photo shoot.
He has a solid moulded very heavy head, larger than the later type which became hollow moulded. He has a dark woollen suit, later types in production often had a pinstripe suit. The puppet also has lead wraps around his lower legs which were used to weight him down for easier manipulation. 
It's always fun to find exciting items with provenance from the past, we think this puppet can be matched to the original photograph. 
​See images and description here TYPE SL BANK MANAGER

Be the first to answer all three questions correctly and you’ll receive a £10 coupon to spend in the Shop.

Q1: What was Bob Pelham’s nickname during the war?

​Q2: Name 3 items that were used as parts to make a puppet from Army Surplus Depots.

Q3: In 1947 how much did Bob Pelham pay for 20 sacks of 186,742 toggles?! 
£5 £10 or £15

Good luck and be quick!

Write your answers in the comments below, you won't be able to see other peoples answers until 9pm when the result is announced and comments unlocked.

​Go Go Go

​May the Fourth be with you!

To mark this special day in the lives of Star Wars fans, we are giving you a lockdown teaser...

Which two puppets currently available at the Vintage Pelham Puppet Shop could be mixed together to create the Star Wars icon, Yoda?

If you're the first to match our answer, you will receive a £10 coupon to be spent at the Vintage Pelham Puppet Shop!

Good luck!

(Type your response in the comment section below. We will announce the answer on Wednesday!)

The rarely seen Cook from Alice in Wonderland series will be for sale week beginning 4th May. Images and description below. She's a special puppet and would love to be in a collection with other Alice series characters.

​Hello collectors, 
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The shop is still working as normal at the moment, but posting items has become a problem for me. The solution has been for myhermes couriers to collect and deliver for UK orders.
International orders will be a little more difficult as these still need to be taken to an open Post Office, and Royal Mail are suggesting deliveries to some countries may be suspended. We will keep watching notifications about services, and update here when necessary.

​Most auction houses have now closed but stock arrives to me from original owners and collectors who are selling their collections, so we shouldn't have a problem sourcing new stock.

​Did you know you can see all the photos of puppets we have sold, by using the search tool bar on the Home Page. You will have to include 'out of stock' items to give results and keep playing around with the titles entered for the search to work well. For example, enter 'Type SM Clown' and check the box 'include out of stock' and you should see all the Clowns we have sold that match that description.
Do this with any keywords and you'll get to see lots of interesting puppets from the past years.

We will have a lovely 1963 Tagged Scottie Dog for sale next week. 

Will be available this week