Type SM Hank
Type SM Hank, the Cowboy is a rare character from the 1950's TV series Whirligig.
He has an opening mouth but is not like any other puppet Pelham made. The mouth string is tied to an eyelet at the top of the control, it passes up through his head.
He has lost his guns and his moustache. The large felt hat has moth damage, otherwise he is pretty good.
The suedette top has hardened as usual with this puppet.
The brown felt holster is good so hasn't suffered moth damage in the same way the hat has.
He has a large composition head and oversized hands.
Hank wears blue jeans which are good.
The black painted heeled boots are also very good.
The large composition hands are good.
The felt tongue has some moth nibbles.
The scarf is good, just a little frayed.
The puppet has very good full original wool hair and the moustache would have been from the same wool. I have seen Hank sell on ebay where the moustache has been added recently after the puppet was bought at auction with no moustache.
The original box is shelf worn. It is stamped correctly one end.