Punch and Judy

I can't seem to find very much information about this particular theater.

Toy Theatre Company lists it as "Kaspartheater (4) No 2l5." However each of the other sides of the sheet are printed in a different language "Punchinello," "Guignol" on a third, and "Punch and Judy" on the fourth making it difficult for me to determine the country of origin and do more research. That said this is a 1984 reprint from the Phoenix Papieren Theatre located in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is printed on heavy card stock and measures 3 1/2" W x 2"H.

Because I started building these models before it ever occurred to me to take pictures of them, the image of the uncut sheet above comes from the Toy Theatre Company. The photos below are of my model.

As always if anyone has additional information about this or any of the other theaters posted here, please let me know, and I will update my posts.

Theatre Guignol

This Imagerie d´Épinal cutout of a Theatre Guignol comes from Pellerin. From 1840 until World War I, Pellerin published a wide variety of paper toys, including toy theaters, trains, and jumping jacks (a kind of primitive marionette).

The paper architecture models, and toy theaters came in three different sizes. This small theatre is number 1318. These "Petites Constructions" were generally numbered from 1101 to 1500.

This 1984 reprint comes from the Phoenix Papieren Theatre located in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is printed on heavy card stock and measures 2"W x 4"H.

Because I started building these models before it ever occurred to me to take pictures of them, the image of the uncut sheet above comes from the Toy Theatre Company. The photos below are of my model.