3 Vintage Marionette Puppets in Wooden Trunk

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oooh, ooooh, oooooh.....just look at this funky vintage find - THREE fab marionette puppets in their own wooden carrying box/trunk! I just love these - they are so much fun! I've had a ball playing with them ever since I found them at a local estate sale.

All three puppets are about 13" tall. The clown has a tag on the back of his costume that reads "Created by Hazelle Inc., K.C.G. Mo.". He has a wooden cross bar controller, and his strings are pretty tangled. His face, hands, and feet are plastic, his strings are black.

The boy puppet looks kind of like a bandido, and thanks to a sweet convo from AngelBabyBoutique, I have found out he is named Cantinflas, a stage and film character famously portrayed by Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes - he has a pistol in his hand, has on a straw cowboy hat, a big black mustache, and black clothes. His t-bar controller is black plastic and says "Hecho en Mexico" on it. He has black strings that are not tangled. His face is some kind of plaster (not sure exactly what it is, but not plastic), and his feet and hands are plastic.

The girl puppet looks kind of like a gypsy - she has on a green and yellow costume with a red scarf over her black hair. She has wooden feet, a wooden t-bar controller with black strings that are not tangled, and I think her face might be paper mache.

The wooden carrying case measures 18"x10.5"x7", and is divided into three compartments. It has a leather handle, and has what looks like some old correspondence decoupaged to the front.

This fun funky set would make a great gift for the person on your list who's a child at heart. It really is fun to make them dance and have a puppet show, but is probably not suited to young children due to the string controls.

Please see my profile page for payment and shipping info. I have not included shipping outside the U.S. due to the large size and heavy weight - international customers please convo me for a shipping quote to your country. Thank you!

Added on Nov 24, 2009