Posted 14 years ago
Vestaswind
(49 items)
I collect many things old toys is my major collection. One of my favorite collections is puppets! My first two old ones were the Hazelle Fairy marionette, and my Mortimer Snerd ventriloquist dummy when I was 11. It all started when I had to have the My Three Son's talking Myrtle puppet. These are just some of my puppets, and I lean towards marionettes because I love to fix them.
The greatest thing about marionettes is it's not a huge collectable right now. Even my first made Pinocchio is still under $100. That is because it's a cross collectable. My Gepeddo only slightly more because his mouth moves. I keep my puppets in my memorabilia room, with my old Ouija's, and Movie dolls. (They stopped making the original Ouija in 1991, but that is another story.)
Logical or not if I were to sell any, my talking Myrtle would be the highest seller of my collection.
Check out my article on my Puppets
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-underappreciated-magic-of-puppets/
wow now that is my kind of collection, really jealous...lol...would love to see more pictures of your room and ouija boards.
ian
I love what you say you collect, that's me! Here are some pictures of my down stairs.
http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/yuckfu/house/
By the way in these pictures are some of the Ouija boards I make out of old sewing machines. I woodburn them
thanks so much for the link, you have a beautiful house and some really interesting objects, i particulary liked the figure of pan. i will upload a lot more of my collections in the new year, i keep meaning to take the pictures but never seem to get round to it...
Great puppets! Very collectible, nice find.
I like the uni-brow in the first pic. I think I know that old guy!