Sooty puppet for sale
Published Date:
10 October 2008
A rare Sooty puppet, thought to be one of the mischievous bear's earliest incarnations, is to be sold at auction.
The character's creator Harry Corbett, from Guiseley, near Leeds, bought the first Sooty on Blackpool Pier for just seven shillings and six pence (37.5p) in 1948.
The bright yellow bear with black ears and nose went on to dominate children's television in the 1950s and 1960s, despite never uttering a word.
Now a Sooty puppet given by Harry Corbett to Violet Marley, a senior BBC receptionist, in 1962, has come on to the market.
Ms Marley, who worked at the Television Centre in White City, passed the puppet to her niece, Sally Keene, who placed it with Hansons Auctioneers for sale.
Manager Charles Hanson said: "Apparently this puppet was one of Harry Corbett's most cherished ones – certainly it's an early one."
The sale takes place at Mackworth Hotel, near Derby, on October 29.
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Last Updated:
10 October 2008 8:51 AM
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