Batman Hand Puppet
Object Details
- previous owner
- Rollins, Hazelle H.
- Ideal Toy Corporation
- Description
- Vinyl and rubber Batman hand puppet. The superhero Batman, first introduced in 1939, became the star of his own self-titled tv series in 1966. The show, starring actor Adam West (1928-2017) as the caped crusader, ran on ABC for three seasons.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Anne W. and John W. Rollins, Jr.
- 1966 - 1968
- ID Number
- 1980.0910.09
- accession number
- 1980.0910
- catalog number
- 1980.0910.09
- Object Name
- Puppet
- Physical Description
- vinyl (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- plastic (packaging material)
- cardboard (packaging material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 in x 9 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 40.64 cm x 24.13 cm x 8.89 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Puppetry
- Subject
- Radio and television broadcasting
- Television broadcasts
- Consumerism
- general subject association
- Television
- Subject
- Toys
- Batman
- Record ID
- nmah_662444
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-c235-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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