Beautifully hand crafted and painted by Pelham Puppets in the 1950's.
Round wooden ball head with wooden antennae.
Wooden segmented body finished off with a final segment made of lead.
Assembled with waxed linen thread.
The lead tail segment helps to keep the tail down as the puppeteer makes the character crawl as a real caterpillar would.
Simple wooden 'T' Bar control which is factory stamped.
All black strings.
Original box in very good condition, just two small careful repairs.
Original packing tissue and instruction sheet.
Character name reference stamped to one end of box lid.
Please study the photographs carefully.