RARE AUTHENTIC 1930'S MICKEY MOUSE MARIONETTE BY HESTWOOD STUDIO W/DOCUMENTATION

Description

I am the second owner of this wonderful Mickey Mouse Marionette. I have owned it since the late 1940's/early1950's. It was manufactured by Hestwood Marionettes 1933-1934. Production was limited to 1000. It was manufactured for Bullock's Wilshire Department Store (see label on bottom of foot). It has velvet hands and pants. The velvet is in very good condition. Everything is original except the strings.
After several years of use the marionette needed restringing--the head and one leg were not attached--so I tucked Mickey away for safe keeping. In 1996 I decided to have Mickey repaired but wanted to be sure the person doing the restoration was capable of restoring to its original condition. I researched its history and discovered Bob Baker Marionettes in Los Angeles. I brought the marionette to the Bob Baker warehouse in Los Angeles. The woman I met with (Tina G.) said her mother was the manufacturer of these marionettes. She remembered Mickey heads hanging from the ceiling of their warehouse when she was growing up. She repaired Mickey, including restringing, and gave me a Certificate of Authentication as well as several historical articles (see photos attached) which are included in this purchase.
I found a book in the library years ago and copied a couple of pages. It describes well & shows identical photos of my marionette. The book is called WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE MEMORABILIA - THE VINTAGE YEARS 1928-1938 (Introduction: Bevis Hillier - Principal Consultant: Bernard C. Shine. I have attached a scan of the cover of the book as well as the noted page showing my Mickey Mouse marionette.
Please ask questions and I will answer as best I can.