Male marionette, by Wooden Wonders
Unfinished male puppet, painted head with tufts of hair and a moustache. An unfinished marionette of a male figure, showing marionette construction. Unpainted wooden body, unclothed, no strings.
Marionette ...
Male prototype marionette, by Werner Jackson
Marionette prototype of male figure. Unpainted, undressed but with large facial features. Made by Werner Jackson, who carved figures for the well-known puppeteer, Waldo Lanchester.
Werner Jackson ...
Marching along the High Street in Stone
Stone Town Band are pictured marching through the town.
Marching, Granville Square, Stone
Stone Town Band pictured marching in the centre of the town.
Maypole dancing, Barlaston
Schoolchildren taking part in Maypole dancing during a garden fete held at Barlaston Hall in order to raise funds for a new Parish Room for the village. Mrs H.J. Broughton-Adderley of Barlaston Hall ...
Maypole dancing, Longnor
Maypole dancing on Market Day in Longnor. A brass band can be seen in the crowd to the left. In the background is the Market Hall built by Sir John Harpur Crewe in 1873 and to the right is the Grapes ...
Miss Margo Lorenz at the Stafford Press Ball
Miss Margo Lorenz, the Viennese film star is pictured with guests and officials of the Stafford Press Ball. Left to right: the man on the left is unknown (he did not appear in the printed newspaper picture); ...
Model chest, by William Simmonds
Miniature furniture used as props in puppet performances.
William Simmonds (1876-1968) trained initially as an architect. He then studied at the Royal College of Art under Walter Crane, and at the ...
Model seat, by William Simmonds
Miniature furniture used as props in puppet performances.
William Simmonds (1876-1968) trained initially as an architect. He then studied at the Royal College of Art under Walter Crane, and at the ...
Monkey glove puppet
A commercially made fur monkey glove puppet used in workshop demonstrations by Douglas Hayward at his Puppet Museum and Theatre, Abbots Bromley.
This puppet forms part of the Hayward Puppet Collection, ...
Morris Dancer marionette, by William Simmonds
William Simmonds (1876-1968) trained initially as an architect. He then studied at the Royal College of Art under Walter Crane, and at the Royal Academy schools, exhibiting at the Academy from 1903. During ...
Morris Dancers, Lichfield
A postcard scene of a group of Morris Dancers outside the west front of Lichfield Cathedral.
This postcard view was published by Alan Bates of Lichfield for a Lichfield Festival of traditional song ...
Mowgli made by Douglas Hayward
Mowgli was made with permission from Walt Disney studios for the act "The Further adventures of Mowgli".
Mr Ted Dixon, Stone Town Band, Stone
The Stone Town Band was created in 1954 after the disbanding of the Stone Volunteers military band, which had been active in the town since the early part of the century. Mr Ted Dixon was the founder ...
Mr. Bamfield, the Staffordshire Giant
Edward Bamfield or Bamford (1732-1768), the 'Staffordshire Giant', pictured with John Coan (1728-1764), the 'Norfolk Dwarf'. The inscription at the bottom of the picture describes Mr. Bamfield as being ...
Mr. Douglas Hayward making the puppet Ballerina for his niece.
Douglas Hayward making the Ballerina in his workshop in Abbots Bromley
Mums verses Daughters Football Match, Armitage
Pictured at the Croft School, Armitage are the participants of a Mums verses Daughters charity football match. Three men made up the numbers for the Daughters team and water pistols, custard pies and ...
North Staffordshire Regiment Concert Party, India
1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment concert party in fancy dress during their service in India in the 1920's.