BOY Hand Puppet Thuringia Workshop ~ 1960s steiff

BOY Hand Puppet Thuringia Workshop ~ 1960s steiffGermany is recognized worldwide as home to one of the most creative wooden toy industries in Europe. And this Boy hand puppet comes right from Thuringia, a place bordered by Bavaria and near Sonneberg, known as a toy town! Its wooden head is beautifully hand painted and has a very sweet expression. The body has a felt costume with turned wooden hands and feet. This small sized puppet was handcrafted during the 60s and was likely made for the young

The wooden head shows scuffs and spots

Puppet performances became widespread during the Soviet era and have remained popular ever since

It has nylon whiskers and the nose/mouth is hand stitched

This great piece of history will certainly be a special addition to any antique toy or theater collection

Excellent condition with nice colors

He wears an apron

German origin

This beautiful Cat hand puppet is a good example of the Russian mastery of puppet making

a program created by the US government to help the Great Depression

Little Fox hand puppet has been used and shows heavy wear on the felt

Despite the years of wear that have left it with scuffs

Size: Mr Punch is approximately 15