The character of the puppet has developed over the decades, losing some of its rough edges in the process. Since they began to be mass-produced, affordable puppet toys have conquered the toy chests of children's rooms.
Puppet:
Hohnsteiner Kasper
Design:
Theo Eggink (1901-1965), 1920s
Construction:
Wolfgang Berger Co., Hohnstein
Date:
1960s, Hamburg
Material:
wood, cotton, stuffing
Loan:
KOBALT puppet theatre Lübeck
Puppet:
Kasperl
Construction:
Kersa, Mindelheim
Date:
c. 1950s, still in production today
Material:
textile
Puppet:
Wolf Puppet
Construction:
not yet established
Material:
PVC
Provenance:
not yet established