I found these fantastic cards in a local toy shop, produced by 'Running With a Sandwich' http://runningwith.com/
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Wakouwa Champs
The chap is a Kohner Howdy Doody character puppet, wooden body and plastic base (1950s)The term 'Push Button Puppets' was first adopted by an American toy making company in America, Kohner Brothers in 1947, buying the patent from the Swiss inventor Marty Meinard.
Kohner moved into producing plastic puppets in the 1960s.Picture:1960s Kohner's The Lone Ranger
Many companies followed the Wakouwa invention and the Kohner push puppets, making similar puppets around the world, including England where the company Tri-ang started producing tin bases and wooden tops! Photo Above: The Tri-ang Dog on Tin base (1940s)
Many smaller push ups were also made in Germany (mainly in the Erzgebirge region) , the Czech Republic, France and Italy.
About Me
Hi Beth. If you could, I would like any information you have on the Modern puppets you have. Clubber Lang, Shaquille O'Neal and Gene Simmons. Looking to create some real life human representation puppets. Fun to find someone that enjoy's (I call them push puppets). Always enjoyed getting one at a school fair as a prize. Thanks. Todd. jiyuu4life@gmail.com
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