The Jacquard Puppets 'Only a Mill Girl...' The Jacquard Puppets 'Only a Mill Girl...', Sir Herbert, an old man, Sybil, his daughter (two characters named 'Sybil'), Hilary, a young man, Murgatroid, the villain, a Tailor, Patsy, the mill girl, Baggs, the butler, largest 36cm high approximately (8) Alternative titles: 'A Fruity Melodrama', 'Doings up at the Hall'. A Melluish Brothers comedy sketch was recorded in 1936 and broadcast on BBC radio. Carr performed it in 1938 for BBC TV. As described by a critic: 'it seemed the funniest thing that television has yet given us...'. The Jacquard puppets - general condition report The puppets have been stored for many years, the strings have mainly gone, and those that are left are fragile and snap easily and most will need to be restrung. Some were made just before the second world war, others in the following two decades. They were made from whatever was available, pieces of wood, leather, dress and upholstery fabrics, felt, etc. The clothing and fabrics are generally in reasonable condition. Some have detached limbs, where the articulated joint fixings have perished or strings come loose