Kersa Crocodile Alligator Hand Puppet Felt 10in Metal ID Tag 1950s Vintage

Description

Fun vintage felt Kersa Germany Crocodile Hand Glove Puppet
10 inches long flat
6 inch wide hem flat
4 inch deep mouth
Metal ID tag Kersa Made in Germany
Carded mouth (top and bottom), space for fingers / hand to operate
Grass green and yellow felt construction
Red felt lined mouth with white felt teeth
Black and white plastic eyes
Some marks on yellow felt
Stitch repairs on corners of mouth each side, near hands
No fading
W.(Wilhelmine) Walter KG (Kersa) was founded in 1925 in Lobositz, a small town in Bohemia in the western area of the Czech Republic about 30 miles from Prague. Wilhelmine originally made cloth and soft toys for her children. The "Kersa" trademark began to be used in 1933 derived from the German phrase that means "artistically produced playthings". All teddy bears and soft toys up until 1956 have a little metal Kersa tag. In 1948 Kersa moved to Mendelheim Germany producing teddy bears, dwarves, Easter Rabbits and cats. In 1960 Kersa ceased production of teddy bears and concentrated on making cloth and wooden puppets. Today, Kersa is Germany's leading maker of hand puppets