TYPE SL WHITE RABBIT
Type SL White Rabbit from the Alice in Wonderland series of sought after puppets.
This is the first version which has felt ears rather than fur covered ears.
White Rabbit is in very good condition with some very minimal ageing.
The tabard with felt appliqued red hearts is good, this often deteriorates over time but this one is good with the felt hearts in good condition. The tabard itself is also made from felt with some minor damage at one edge as shown. The tabard is large so needs pressing to sit well on the puppet.
There are no red ribbons tied on the shoulders, there is no sign of them ever having been attached, so maybe they weren't put on at the factory. This puppet is from the original owner, so I think the ribbons were never attached given the provenance I have.
The blue shirt is dirty on the top of the sleeves with a rust mark at both elbows, the material is slightly shiny which is making the images a little blurred.
The cream thick fur trousers are aged with colour at the front, still white inside the folds of the wide design trousers. The wooden toggle feet are covered with fur. He has white painted wooden legs underneath the fur trousers.
The white ruff around his neck is good.
The solid moulded composition head is very good.
The two brown felt ears are undamaged.
This one has red painted whiskers, some have none.
The first version blue label brown box is stamped correctly one end and is in poor shelf worn condition.
Instructions included.