"Kermit the Frog" Hand Puppet, 1978-1985

Artifact

Hand puppet

Date Made

1978-1985

Creators

Henson Associates 

Fisher-Price (Firm) 

Place of Creation

Mexico 

Creator Notes

Assembled in Mexico.

Keywords

Hand puppets 

Puppets (Recreational artifacts) 

Toys (Recreational artifacts) 

Kermit, the Frog (Fictitious character) 

Children 

Play (Recreation) 

Muppets (Fictitious characters) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2001.118.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cloth
Felt (Textile)
Plastic

Color

Green
Red
Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 14.0 in

Width: 7.0 in

Length: 3.0 in

Inscriptions

on side of tag: FP (R) FISHER PRICE TOYS / DIVISION OF THE QUAKER OATS CO. / EAST AURORA, N.Y. / 860 / ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO / KERMIT THE FROG / A JIM HENSON MUPPET PUPPET on side of tag: (C) HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC. 1956, 1976 , 1978 / REG. NO. PA. 274 / ALL NEW MATERIAL / WASH COLD TUMBLE DRY NO HEAT