"Lamb Chop" Hand Puppet, 1960-1963

Summary

Ventriloquist Shari Lewis's successful appearances on the 1950s children's television program Captain Kangaroo led to her own show, The Shari Lewis Show. The show aired on NBC from 1960 until 1963 and featured puppets, including her sidekick Lamb Chop. Lewis would later develop Lamb Chop's Play Along!, which aired from 1992 until 1995.

Ventriloquist Shari Lewis's successful appearances on the 1950s children's television program Captain Kangaroo led to her own show, The Shari Lewis Show. The show aired on NBC from 1960 until 1963 and featured puppets, including her sidekick Lamb Chop. Lewis would later develop Lamb Chop's Play Along!, which aired from 1992 until 1995.

Artifact

Hand puppet

Date Made

1960-1963

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2001.164.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cloth

Color

White (Color)
Tan (Color)
Light pink
Black (Color)
Red
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 6 in

Length: 5 in

Inscriptions

on back of puppet: (c) 1960 TARCHER

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