1960's MOTHER DRAGON SL Toy Marionette Vintage Pelham Puppets (England)

Description

Vintage Pelham Puppets marionette with cross controller. Box labeled for a different puppet.
TYPE SL MOTHER DRAGON.  She is in good condition and the paint looks nice with minor signs of normal use and storage.  The felt wings lift up and down with a ring that is to be secured to the controller with an elastic band, which is missing.  The wings are made of beautiful black felt with yellow felt accents and are clean and bright.  There is also a ring that opens and closes the mouth by connecting to a hole in the bottom of the lower jaw, and the elastic band is missing from it also (which is normally the case.)  She is made from a molded composition body with wooden beads to form the tail and limbs.  She has a brightly colored pink stomach.  The red felt tongue is in nice shape.  The box is for a different puppet (SL28 Elephant) is in good condition with normal wear.  The instruction sheet has purple crayon marks.
A couple of things indicate that this is a newer model of Mother Dragon.  First, the teeth are shorter and not as sharp.  (Earlier versions have longer sharper fangs.)  Second, the string that opens the mouth connects through a hole in the bottom of the jaw.  (Some earlier versions have an eye screw under the felt tongue to which the control string connects.)
Measures approximately 20" from nose to tail, 14" from wing tip to wing tip and about 24" from controller to puppet foot.
Made in Marlborough Wiltshire England.
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