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 "Located
in Toronto's Junction area Open Door Designs' retail location
adds colour and whimsy to the neighbourhood"
Watch
Open Door Designs Video by Anice Wong of Inside
Toronto
by
clicking on button
by clicking on button
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closed |
| Tuesday |
10am-6pm |
| Wednesday |
2-7pm |
| Thursday |
10am-6pm |
| Friday |
2-6pm |
| Saturday |
10am-6pm |
| Sunday |
Noon-5pm |
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by appointment: 416.531.1290 |
Debit,
VISA & MC Accepted
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when we are in the studio working the door is usually open.
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(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
click on map for larger image
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 also carries 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 1920'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.
If
you have a special puppet for restoration/cleaning including
marionette restringing (Pelham, Hazelle, Peter Puppet
Playthings and more) we can do it for you. Visit the
Puppet Hospital.
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I am
also pleased to say that we now have some provenance on
these wonderful Czech puppets were brought into the store.
They are in mint condition and we now know that they were
made after 1948. They were purchased "as old"
in the early 1950's.
Radek
Licek from the Puppet
Museum in Chrudim in the Czech Republic wrote this about
these puppets:
"The
puppets displayed in your slideshow are small marionettes
from a serial production for family theatres. They were
manufactured by Mr. Lubor Svorcik (*1911 - ?) from Pardubice,
Czechoslovakia.
He obtained a licence for "a production of art puppets"
in 1948. He designed and produced the puppets himself,
only with a help of his wife until the early 1980´s."
The
23 puppets are about 10" tall and including the controller
24" tall. $60.00ea |
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Marionette
American - '50's?
wood, composite head,felt
Puppet: 24" - 54" Strung
$180.00
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Hand
Puppet made from tin toy
9"
$35 |
Hand
Puppet
10"
$30 |
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Nations Marionette
American, '50's, 24" - 45" strung
Papier Mache head, soft body, linen
$180 |
Kunstler Hand Puppets
Molded felt, Hand stitched faces
East German - '60's-70' - 17"
SOLD
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Hand
puppets
Japanese,'50's-60's
12" - Mint condition
$28ea |
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Chinese
Marionette
'50's-60's
$30 |
Chinese
Tiger
Wooden Push Puppet
$28 |
Angel
Vintage
Hazelle Marionette
1961-69
$75 |
Princess
(butter wouldn't
melt in her mouth!)
Hand Puppet - vinyl head
German '50's
$20
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Carton" puppet heads - mint $10ea |
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This
charming japanese puppet Y-DO-I imported by Cole-Ackerman
Co. of Cleveland Ohio is beautifully made
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Hazelle
Talking Marionettes
Pete
the Pirate
#409
1950
Rosita
the Gypsy
#410
1950-1953
near
mint condition
restrung
SOLD
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large
hand puppet - eastern european(?)
wood carved head and hands
20" x 20" age and origins unknown - $85
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Wayang
Golek; Indonesia
excellent condition
SOLD
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| German
hand puppet,
painted composite
wood, 14.5"
Sold |
American,
30's-40's?
hand puppets, clown (Sold), friar(?), big
bad wolf
molded papier mache, wood,
20"
SOLD |
Marionette
New Orleans, contemporary
carved, painted wood
18"
sold
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Rajasthani
Puppet - This puppet flips: male one side female the
other. Carved, painted wood and textile. 20"
$75 |
wajang
golek
rod puppet, thailand(?), 24"
Sold |
wajang
golek
rod puppet, thailand(?), 29"
Sold |
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| Bozo
the Clown
'60's - $30
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Kersa
Puppets
'50's, $30-45
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| Monkey,
Dumbo by Gund: $40, $45 |
Ostrich
(20"h)
Cascade Toys $40
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Minky
Hand Puppet
8" x 9"
$25
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Clarabelle
Mexican. 16"
SOLD
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We have acquired a few of these jointed carboard characters.
If you know anything about them we would appreciate hearing.
4"- 6" $5.00ea
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Pelham
- Cinderella w/box
early 70's Excellent condition
$120.00 |
Pinocchio
Hand Puppet
Hand carved wooden head
12" x 8"
$28
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Craft
Emily Ann
Marionette, 50's?
14"
SOLD |
Erispiel
Hand Puppet
60's-70's, 12"
SOLD
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Kaspar
16"
Full Body - Hand Painted Wooden head
$45
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Princess?
Papier Mache
"Stage" Hand Puppet
18"
$65
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Ancient
Mariner?
Papier Mache
"Stage" Hand Puppet
18"
$65
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Bad Wolf
Pelham Marionette
1963
(no box)
15"
Restrung: Sold |
Punching
Puppets
(we
have a selection of these including: The
Fighting Nun, Skeleton,
Kangaroo, Alien
and Devil)
12", 1995, $10ea
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Plague
Doctor?
Papier Mache
"Stage" Hand Puppet
20"
$95 |
Blue
Fairy
Pelham Marionette
'60's
(no box - dress torn at back)
15"
Restrung: $65 |
Teddy
Bear Hand Puppet
Wool Felt and Mohair
'50's, 9"
SOLD |
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Megabloks
Ice Dragon so cool...his eyes light up
and he roars
Used:
$28
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Very
sweet hand carved marionette
15"
SOLD
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My
Duck - I'm a Puppet
Has
squeaker
and rod to turn head. With Original Box
Vintage: Made in Korea
by Crown Corp. 1984
SOLD |
Very
odd version of Bert
Vintage: $20 |
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Chinese
(??) Child Hand/rod puppet
13"
Vintage: $28
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Cookie
Monster & Oscar the Grouch
Hand
Puppets - Late 70's early80's
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French hand puppet. 1950's-60's?
SOLD |
Hazelle
Clown Marionette
circa 1959
12"
Vintage: $45 |
Pelham
Junior Control "Father"
1950-60
10"
SOLD |
Both
have a ring to pull on that closes their hands
Vintage: $45ea
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Orlando
style knight
20"
Vintage: $75
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Hazelle
Marionette
"Sally" (No.812)
1954-62
SOLD
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Mexican
Clown Marionette
15"
1960's
SOLD |
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| 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 |
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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
SOLD |
Texas
Sock Dude $20
SOLD |
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Marionettes $40 - $50 |
Charlie
Horse, Porky Pig,Raggedy Anne and Andy
& Lambchop
$25 - $50 |
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