My entry in the macro toys challenge is a very old much loved metal puppet given to my wife as a little girl in the early 1950's
Muffin the Mule is a puppet character in British television programmes for children. The puppet had been made in 1933 for Hogarth Puppets. The original TV programmes featuring the character were presented by Annette Mills, sister of John Mills, and broadcast live by the BBC from their studios at Alexandra Palace from 1946 to 1952. Mills and the puppet continued with programmes that were broadcast until 1955, when Mills died
Wow... was never a fan myself the woods/ponds held far more fascination... but i can see the appeal of keeping it.
it does look to have been well and truly played with, treasured even.
loving the composition - him laid down, not on his strings and one of his eyes is visible.. ensuring some form of contact.
the backdrop is super, certainly marries very well with the star..
An altogether delightful image - poster for a young child...
What a beautiful keepsake. I remember Muffin the Mule quite vividly although I wasn't a huge fan. I used to view Watch with Mother regularly. Monday - Picture Book, Tuesday, Andy Pandy, Wednesday, Bill and Ben, Thursday, Rag, Tag and Bobtail and Friday The Woodentops.
I watched an episode of The Woodentops on YouTube recently and laughed so much I could hardly breathe. Can't believe I used to think it was fabulous. ha ha.
@jorlam Thank you for your lovely comments Jorlam, Muffin got turned every which way found this one acceptable and focused on the eye, used f10 to throw his back and back ground out of focus, as a boy I was always an outdoor's type, plus I was about 11 years old before we got a television at home:)
@onewing Wow what a memory you have Babs, I have no idea what was on television when I was a boy, I do remember going to the Saturday morning cinema children's show and watching all the old cowboy films and Flash Gordon 1930's serials, happy days:)
Ooh takes me back. We didn't have a TV until I was 15 (ahhh poor old me!), but I used to watch it at my granny's house, and I remember Muffin the Mule, Andy Pandy and Bill and Ben. When my children were teenagers I got a video out of the library with some of the old programmes on and they were truly awful!!
@suesouthwood Thank you for your interesting comments, funny how tastes change over time my children were into Danger Mouse, Ninja Turtles, She'Ra, The Magic Roundabout and best of all Blue Peter:)
@pcoulson Well yes my kids liked those as well, but I wanted to show them the wonderful programmes of my childhood. It backfired as they were so amateurish!
@suesouthwood Exactly my point Sue, when my son was about 13 years old the BBC ran some old Flash Gordon films in the school holidays, he thought them hilarious because the special effects were so bad. lol:)
February 23rd, 2017
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it does look to have been well and truly played with, treasured even.
loving the composition - him laid down, not on his strings and one of his eyes is visible.. ensuring some form of contact.
the backdrop is super, certainly marries very well with the star..
An altogether delightful image - poster for a young child...
I watched an episode of The Woodentops on YouTube recently and laughed so much I could hardly breathe. Can't believe I used to think it was fabulous. ha ha.