By David Leech

During the 1950s and 1960s thousands of Pelham Puppets were being produced and sold every week and many youngsters took up puppetry in a big way, and with help and encouragement from the Pelpup Club, formed groups and staged shows for friends at schools and parties, so much so, that many chose to pursue careers in show business or other avenues of theatre and television.

For others, the puppets became such treasured possessions when they were children and lucky enough to own some of them that they have now become collector’s items.

PELHAM  PUPPETS - A Collector's Guide by David leech

The book documents  the history and development of the company, provides a person insight into the factory and production of the puppets. It also has a section about collecting featuring many of the hard to find puppet characters. The book is now available from really good bookshops!

Rare, special puppets are featured in the book, like these for a film in the 1950s called Old King Coke.

It is a hardback book with 224 pages with hundreds of full colour photographs and is the result of over 30 years dedicated research by David Leech, authorised historian for Pelham Puppets and former employee of the original Pelham Puppets Company.

The book costs £25 (or less) from good bookshops and you can also order direct from the publishers too. Use this link which will take you to the Crowood Press: 

www.crowoodpress.co.uk

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