10K views · 71 reactions | Do you have a Pelham puppet, or did you work in the factory in Marlborough? We've been looking into the history of the toy company. Read more at www.pelhampuppets.uk.com | BBC Wiltshire | Facebook

The Brief History Of Pelham Marionette Puppets! Creating toys wasn’t something Bob Pelham even thought of before the war years, he had intended to return to college as his father would have wished. “I’m not sure when I had the idea for making puppets but while I was in Germany at the end of the war I became known as the ‘Wonky Donkey Officer’ because I used to make little donkeys using wooden beads that could be made to wriggle and dance by strings attached to a small spring base. When I returne

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