Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 11:02:46 -0600
From: Glenn Martell <gmartell-AT-simplycom.net>
Subject: Re: Pelham Marionettes


Ann,

    I believe the girl's name was Gretl.  I have a copy of Pelpup News
(Winter
Edition 1970, #20) that shows Gretl serving with McBoozle in the
background.  A gif copy of the photo is located at
http://state.net/martell/pelpup.gif

(picture file too large to e-mail)
Pelpup news was the official magazine of Pelham puppets and had
playwriting contests, penpals, as well as "how to" and
new marionette information.  In case you're wondering, the reason I have
the magazine, is that I won the playwriting contest, my first published
article, and won a marionette from Pelham.   At that time, FAO Schwartz
was asking $20 and up for the puppets, a price I could ill afford.  So
the contest was very exciting.
    Any other Pelpups out there?

Ann Bonine wrote:
I have a customer who has his grandfathers Wooden Pelhams. They are
aprox.12"
tall.  The boy is like a British guard with a tall black hat,red jacket,
and
grey pants with a stripe on the side I believe it said B.M. McBussel and
the
girl has blond hair and flowered skirt with a red hat and makes you
think of
Dale Evans. My customer says they have to be at least 70years old. ==Can
any
one give me an idea of their value as he wants to sell both
?s.village.virginia.edu


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