The Jacquard Puppets 'The Walrus and The Carpenter', The Jacquard Puppets 'The Walrus and The Carpenter', walrus, carpenter and his bag of tools, group of oysters, sun and moon, walrus 40cm high carpenter 40cm high sun 27cm diameter (2 figures and four accessories) In 1954, John introduced his version of Lewis Carroll's poem from 'Alice in Wonderland'. For this, he created his largest and most expressive puppets. 'The walrus and the carpenter were walking close at hand...the sun was shining on the sea...the moon was shining sulkily...the eldest oyster looked at him, but never a word he said...' 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, with little moth or damp damage.