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'Noddy' puppet made by Monty Puppets

Object No. 99/4/51

Marionette puppet, 'Noddy', rubber / cotton / felt / timber / textile / metal, original design by Enid Blyton, made by Monty Puppets, possibly England, c. 1958

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Summary

Physical Description

Puppet, Noddy, rubber/ wood/ cloth/ felt/ string/ wire, Monty puppets, [England], [1958]. Puppet is made from wood and rubber in the character of 'Noddy'. The head of this puppet is made of hardened rubber. The painted face has collapsed. Blue felt fuzz covers the hat, which also has a metal bell on it. Brown fuzz represents Noddy's hair. The body is made from a tear shaped wood block. The arms and legs are made from jointed pieces of wood dowel. The hands are made from the same painted rubber as the face. The feet are red painted blocks of wood. The puppet is dressed in a red cotton shirt with a yellow felt handkerchief around the neck. This is quite worn. Noddy wears shorts made from cotton, now faded but possibly once light blue. Red, cream and green strings are attached to the hands, knees and head. These are controlled by a simple wood cross handpiece with a small piece of dowel and a metal hook for hanging the puppet. The handle is stamped: 'The Monty Puppet/The Noddy/Copyright 1958/[illegible] Rights'.

DIMENSIONS

Width

200 mm

Depth

55 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

Noddy was the main character in Enid Blyton's popular Noddy series of children's books. The first of these, 'Little Noddy Goes to Toyland', appeared in 1949 as a vehicle for the Dutch illustrator Harmsden Van Der Beek. This date is based on the stamp on the puppet's handle 'Copyright 1958'.

HISTORY

Notes

Donated by the National Trust's Museum of Australian Childhood by the Thyne Reid Foundation.

SOURCE

Credit Line

Gift of the National Trust of Australia, NSW, 1999

Acquisition Date

12 January 1999

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