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16. The Lanchester Grand Circus – Monkey marionette

Artist / Maker: Waldo Lanchester
Object Details:

The monkey marionette was a later addition to the Grand Circus repertoire. Carved by Waldo Lanchester, and was subsequently featured, along with its original design, on the cover of a later edition of Lanchester’s book Hand Puppets and String Puppets, published by Dryad Press.

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