An Endearing Vintage Straw Filled Sooty Glove Puppet

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An Endearing Vintage Straw Filled Sooty Glove PuppetOrigin: British Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 Width: 5 inches (at base) Length: 8. 5 inches Composed in fur, with a straw filled head, glass eyes and stitched snout, this delightful sooty puppet was made by Chad Valley in the 1950s. He is quite well worn overall but remains a real charm. Sooty, the loveable and well known bear who appeared on British TV from 1952 to 1992, was a hand puppet operated by the amateur

Height: 72 inches

cut and shaped lithograph on paper

within a ruled border is an extract from 'Fun' magazine July 1st 1885

The reverse shows an aubergine ground set with horizontal bands of slate and red interspersed with four individual cream keys

In 1911 the company was taken over by the games company Selchow and Righter

5 inches (whole)

and in sufficient concentration paralyses all forms of living matter

An early Jameson’s advertising poster

Whitechapel and the Goulson Street Graffiti chalked above it on the jamb of the entrance

5 inches (with hooks)

A varnish was then usually applied to finish the handiwork

Massachusetts