German Cloth Puppets of the Snow White and Seven Dwarfs Tale by Hilda Bartel

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3" (8 cm.) - 5" dolls. 8" overall. Nine dolls, each with flat-dimensional cloth head having hand-painted facial features and posable bodies, attached to original metal puppet rod with heavy weighted base, include Snow White, Huntsman, and Seven Dwarfs, each with original costume designed to emphasize its role. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Edith Bartel, pre-BAPS, circa 1935, the age distinguished by the heavy weighted bases are notably larger than later models. Value Points: a rare early set in impeccable condition.