Founded in 1948, Pelham Puppets was the brainchild of Bob Pelham who wanted to create puppets that were easy enough for children to use. Although he initially received a slightly frosty reception from retailers who couldn't envisage the puppets selling particularly well, within a few years the company was growing rapidly and Pelham Puppets were being displayed in major stores such as Hamleys and Harrods.
The company is now run by David Leech who continues the Pelham Puppets tradition from the company's base in Ilfracombe, North Devon. Each and every new Pelham Puppet is handmade and hand painted - and comes with illustrated instructions that are incredibly easy to follow. This enables even quite young children to operate their Pelham Puppet with ease using a classic "t-bar" control.
There are dozens of Pelham Puppets characters available - including a nurse, fire-fighter, policeman and pirate. They are all produced using exactly the same skill, care and attention to detail as was the tradition of the original Pelham Puppets Company. The puppets are very reasonably priced and available from several UK retailers - some of which are recommended below.
On the Puppets for Education website you will find a diverse selection of products - all carefully selected by this Warrington-based family toy business.
Specialises in everything for Scalextric model motor racing.
A family run business selling ranges of toys and dressing-up clothes.
A wide range of high quality children's clothing & some wooden toys.