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Lot 127
Thunderbirds: A Lady Penelope puppet, circa 1964 - 1968,
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24 June 2015, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£15,000 - £20,000
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Thunderbirds: A Lady Penelope puppet,
circa 1964 - 1968,
an original AP Films / Century 21 productions puppet; comprising original Thunderbirds series head, the neck mechanism has been replaced, earlier neck rod has been kept separately; with later AP Films / Century 21 production body, limbs and later dress (source unknown), puppet approximately 21 inches (53.5cm.) high
an original AP Films / Century 21 productions puppet; comprising original Thunderbirds series head, the neck mechanism has been replaced, earlier neck rod has been kept separately; with later AP Films / Century 21 production body, limbs and later dress (source unknown), puppet approximately 21 inches (53.5cm.) high
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The head and other body elements in this lot were likely production used in all the Thunderbirds series and later productions such as Thunderbirds 6 and Thunderbirds Are GO.
A number of alterations and adjustments have been made to the original puppet. The head contains a replacement neck rod and lacks the track rod between the eyes and the eye mechanism. The holes to operate the track rod have been blocked to the outside. The wig is original although it has become detached and the hair has been cut subsequently. This Lady Penelope puppet has a 'normal' expression head, however the face has at some point been repainted.
The upper arms and legs are believed original to the Thunderbirds productions although added to the puppet at a later date. The body is also believed an original AP Films / Century 21 production body although it is a later fibreglass version as opposed to the original bodies which due to their composition turned costumes black. The hip joints are original although the other joints are more likely to be later replacements.
It is suspected the hands may be Angels hands from Captain Scarlet which would tally with the time Thunderbirds 6 was made.
Bonhams would like to thank John Brown and Terry Curtis, who were character sculptors on the productions, and Wanda Brown, who was a puppet operator, for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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