Marvelous Antique Puppet with Carved, Painted Wooden Head on Post pocket signal disk The threaded post screws tightly

The threaded post screws tightly into the light green base (with remnants of a Holgate sticker still on it) and and blue top block

but the top comes all the way off

Almost everything about this one

but it is really fantastic

Marvelous Antique Puppet with Carved, Painted Wooden Head on Post pocket signal disk The threaded post screws tightlyI've always got an eye out for great puppets, but rarely come across one I like as much as this guy, I'm guessing from a Punch and Judy set, early 20th century or so. What a beauty of a face, with this prominent nose, open mouth, and huge eyes, looking a mix of surprised and anxious, as if about to have to fend off something or someone! His carved wooden head is attached to a wooden post, which is covered by his hand sewn outfit, terminating in