DEVIL Hand Puppet Thuringia Workshop ~ 1960s Théâtre_D'ombre_Turc ID: With button and ear

ID: With button and ear tag #6640/17

ID: Complete with button

Its mysterious expression with an extra long mouth is adorable

Well preserved with button in ear

dating this puppet between 1952-53

DEVIL Hand Puppet Thuringia Workshop ~ 1960s Théâtre_D'ombre_Turc ID: With button and earGermany is recognized worldwide as home to one of the most creative wooden toy industries in Europe. And this Devil 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