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"Located in Toronto's Junction area Open Door Designs' retail location adds colour and whimsy to the neighbourhood"
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Regular Hours
Tuesdays:
10 am - 6pm
Thursdays:
Noon - 7pm
Saturdays:
10 am - 6pm
or by appointment: 416.531.1290

(note: when we are in the studio working the door is usually open. Please call to make sure.)

LOCATION
1597 Dupont Street
Toronto Ontario
M6P 3S8

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HOW TO GET HERE BY TTC

DUPONT 26 BUS
from St. George Subway Stn
Get off at Franklin Ave (NOTE: make sure you do not take the Short Turn Bus)

SYMINGTON 168 BUS
from Dundas W. Subway Station

Get off at Dupont Street and walk West two blocks

JUNCTION 40 West BUS
from Dundas W. Subway Station

Get off at Dupont Street and walk East two blocks

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Open Door Designs is happy to also stock in our retail store a wide variety of vintage/collectible and gently used puppets from around the world. They include hand puppets, rod puppets and marionettes from as early as the 1930's up to the present by makers such as Hazelle, Pelham, Peter Puppet Playthings, Kersa and Steiff. Find a nostalgic gift or a character for your next production. New puppets are always being added. The photos below are to give an idea of our puppet selection and pricing. The selection changes continually. NOTE: Where possible the used/vintage puppets have all been machine or hand washed.

Bozo the Clown
'60's - $30

Kersa Puppets
'50's, $30-45

Monkey, Dumbo by Gund: $40, $45
Ostrich (20"h)
Cascade Toys $40

Here is a sample of recent arrivals to our Vintage/Used section of the retail store. Come and visit just to see, be inspired or buy a gift for that special puppetophile

 
 

Megabloks Ice Dragon so cool...his eyes light up and he roars
Used: $28

Very sweet hand carved marionette
15"
Vintage: $55
My Duck - I'm a Puppet
Has squeaker and rod to turn head. With Original Box
Vintage: Made in Korea
by Crown Corp. 1984
Vintage: $55
Very odd version of Bert
Vintage: $20

Snoopy
1968
Vintage: $20

Chinese (??) Child Hand/rod puppet
13"
Vintage: $28

 


Cookie Monster & Oscar the Grouch

Hand Puppets - Late 70's early80's

 
Artiste: French hand puppet. 1950's-60's?
Vintage: $30
Hazelle Clown Marionette
circa 1959
12"
Vintage: $45
Pelham Junior Control "Father"
1950-60
10"
Vintage: $45

Both have a ring to pull on that closes their hands
Vintage: $45ea

 

Orlando style knight
20"
Vintage: $75

Hazelle Marionette
"Sally"
(No.812)
1954-62
Vintage: $75

Mexican Clown Marionette
15"
1960's
Vintage: $50
 

Japanese - Pre-war
$25

Lamb, Elephant & Monkey
Character Novelty Company

'50's, $40ea
Rootie Kazootie, Howdy Doody, Pluto & Donald Duck
'50's, $25-$50
Mrs. Punch
'78 $30

Snap, Campbell Soup Kid, Mr. Fox, Redi-Whip Kid
late 40's early 50's
, $75 ea

Erispiel Puppets
new, $18 ea
Papier Mache from Guatemala
as is
'50s. $10ea
Texas Sock Dude $20
Mexican Marionettes
Mexican Marionettes $40 - $50
Charlie Horse, Porky Pig,Raggedy Anne and Andy
& Lambchop
$25 - $50

 

 

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