When meets Pinocchio is frankly terrifying. He's set alight, enslaved to a puppet master, lynched by ruffians, swallowed by a fish & plunged alive into a pot before becoming a real boy.
Ills Folkyard from my treasured 1914 Dent edition

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A small selection of Victorian magic lantern slides depicting Punch and Judy - such a fascinating history associated with these characters!

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VINTAGE HALLOWEEN I love finding vintage decorations and I now own this delightful paper bat. He's definitely vampiric look at his tiny fangs! He doubles as a puppet as you can fold and unfold his wings. Image 2 vampire bats c.1900

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