Howdy Doody Finger Puppets
date: label: Date made
content: 1947 - 1960
name: label: previous owner
content: Rollins, Hazelle H.
label: manufacturer
content: Molded Latex Products, Inc.
label: maker
content: Molded Latex Products, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: These three finger puppets are part of child's toy set based on characters from the popular children's television series, <i>The Howdy Doody Show</i> that aired from 1947-1960. The puppets include Howdy Doody the cowboy, Phineas T. Butler the mayor, and Clara Bell the clown.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Made of soft molded latex, the heads are attached to a paper body with a cardboard backing printed to look like clothing. There is a small hole at the bottom of the head for your finger. Originally, the set was packaged in a cardboard box that doubled as a stage. The popularity of Howdy Doody created a sensation and this toy set was just one of many toys created to market the show to children.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Paterson
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: general subject association
content: Puppetry
label: general subject association
content: Radio and television broadcasting
label: Subject
content: Television broadcasts
label: Subject
content: Children's television programs
label: Subject
content: Consumerism
label: general subject association
content: Television
label: Subject
content: Toys
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
label: See more items in
content: Puppets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Anne W. and John W. Rollins, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0910.10
label: accession number
content: 1980.0910
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0910.10
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 2 in x 2 in; 15.24 cm x 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm