Twentieth century rubber head hand puppets
No strings attached
The hand has been used as a tool, as a symbol, and as a weapon. As an organ of performance it serves as eyes for the blind, the mute talk with it, and it has become a symbol of salutation, supplication, and condemnation. The hand has played a part in the creative life of every known society.
Hands have shaped puppets since the beginning of time. Puppets vary in type, purpose, and have been made out of every conceivable material.
Natural rubber is a milky fluid, called latex.
It was first found in the inner bark of many tropical trees. Indigenous peoples used it to make balls for sport. When shipped to England, it was fashioned into balloons, made into erasers. In America, Charles Goodyear discovered a process to improve its strength and flexibility: the process was called vulcanization. Toymakers moved from using bisque, china, and composite materials to using vulcanized rubber, or latex.
PUPPETS AND PLAY
Go Hand In Hand
The Importance Of Play
And Childhood Development
When children are engaged with playing with puppets,
there is more going on than meets the eye. Parents, educators and childhood development professionals have long known the value of the use ofpuppetry.
PUPPETS &
Performance
Many of the rubber head hand puppets were created by toymakers licensed by film, cartoon and various businesses to help promote themselves.
When you visit the MEET THE PUPPETS PAGE, click on each image. It links to one of our channels on our YOUTUBE page. So details below.
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