DAKIN King Friday and Queen Sara Saturday Hand Puppets ~ 1988 3 Little Pigs

DAKIN King Friday and Queen Sara Saturday Hand Puppets ~ 1988 3 Little PigsThis King Friday XIII and Queen Sara Saturday hand puppets were made by DAKIN in 1988 and are a recreation of the original characters from the PBS program hosted by Fred Rogers, Children's Corner. Mister Rogers wanted to make Friday 13th a fun day for kids and named the King after this superstitious date that would also be the King's birthday. On the other hand, the Queens character was named after his wife, Sara Joanne Rogers. Both puppets have hard

Here's a beautiful antique Pretty Polly hand puppet toy

It has a finger tube for movement

Approximately 14in/36cm tall

Despite the heavy use

Gently used

with expressive glass eyes

~ Other puppets from the same set can be found found here

He created an innovative "cut" approach to wood carving

Here's a nice example of one of their hand puppets

This Santa Claus hand puppet was created in the Curt Meißner workshop circa 1960s and is meticulously handcrafted from felt and fabric

This marionette is also nicely dressed in an eye-catching outfit

All wooden heads are finely carved and beautifully hand painted