Hohnsteiner KASPER Puppet Head ~ 1960s guignol

Hohnsteiner KASPER Puppet Head ~ 1960s guignolMax Jacob (1888 1967) was a german puppeteer and founder of "Hohnsteiner Handpuppenspiele", one of the largest puppet companies in Germany. The company's carving style was so expressive that its unmistakable creations became highly admired and even replicated by other artists. The company was based in the town of Hohnstein and due to its popularity, puppets carved in a similar manner are generally referred as "Hohnsteiner". This Kasper puppet head

Sweet Lumpi can't wait to join your vintage toy collection

Note that the right shoe is chipped

Their heads are stuffed with soft material and has a cardboard finger tube for movement

Lumpi's head is stuffed with excelsior (wood wool) and has a plastic finger tube for movement

Year: circa early/mid 1900s

Missing the buttons on his jacket

By the lack of a tag

Made of printed and laminated stiff paper

His structure is solid and displays well but he shows wear

this puppet uses the nicest materials and is made from synthetic woven fur and trevira velvet

His head is carved from limewood (basswood) and is beautifully hand painted

Their innovative designs and visual quality created a new puppet theater culture for adults and played an important role in education for children