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Glove Puppets
Trumptonalia.
A range of 1960's Camberwick glove puppets produced by Chad Valley.
Survivors do still pop up occasionally.But not that often.
And no surprise considering what they're made of and how they were used. Add in 50+ years of being stored loose in probably less than ideal conditions and any that have made it this far have done well.
And finding one in really good condition,like this example of Mrs Dingle,is definitely a bonus.
I did also see an ebay example of Mickey Murphy that still had its cardboard label tag,but no packaging.
And he was about 9" tall and had a 1967 copyright mark.
The pic,below ... is taken from the 1970 Chad Valley trade catalogue. cont ...
In case you skipped it,the pic above is taken from the 1970 Chad Valley trade catalogue,
And tells us the following :-
1) If that 1967 date was correct for the Mickey Murphy survivor,then this proves a shelf life of at least 2-3 years.
Which is impressive enough even if 1970 turns out to be the last year of production ... which is still to be established.
and,
2) All those featured are from Camberwick.
Two obvious "A" listers that we can surely ink-in as well are Windy and Captn.Snort.
And when you consider that even someone like Mrs Dingle got a look in,it's entirely possible there are others too.
The glaring anomaly is why only 4 are mentioned in this 1970 catalogue.
So the search for Chad Valley's 1966,67,68 and 69 catalogues continues.
And if you can help then please do. As ever ... Email on home page.
