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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:2006.115.5 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name instrument, swazzle Description A swazzle or swatchel. An instrument to make the puppeteer's voice change to the traditional sound of Mr Punch. This one is partly home made, and uses a piece of a wartime gasmask. This is part of a set of home made Punch and Judy puppets made by Christopher Collins, father of the donor, for a performance on his 4th birthday in 1947/48. It was such a success that he also performed the show for birthday parties of his friends Creator Christopher Collins Production date 1947 - 1948 Production period 20th Century Material metal, rubber Technique homemade Dimensions length: 155.00 mm Location On Display - Hollytrees Museum, Colchester Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:2006.115.5
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

instrument, swazzle
Description

A swazzle or swatchel. An instrument to make the puppeteer's voice change to the traditional sound of Mr Punch. This one is partly home made, and uses a piece of a wartime gasmask. This is part of a set of home made Punch and Judy puppets made by Christopher Collins, father of the donor, for a performance on his 4th birthday in 1947/48. It was such a success that he also performed the show for birthday parties of his friends
Creator

Christopher Collins
Production date

1947 - 1948
Production period

20th Century
Material

metal, rubber
Technique

homemade
Dimensions
Location

On Display - Hollytrees Museum, Colchester

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