Unfortunately, the only famous, creepy, CP vinyl puppets at the moment were so brittle, the seller didn't want to take them off the beer bottles that had been shoved into them [very classy]. And besides, they're from 1955.
But then this morning, a set of colorful vintage Creative Playthings finger puppets turned up, with a box, from 1969, the same time frame as the theater. Of course, they look like scraps of old kitchen curtains , but I guess that's the creative part.
If you don't win, though, no sweat: you can just shove some fabric scraps into some wooden drawer pulls and draw some eyes on with a Sharpie. You know, get creative with your playthings.
Vintage 1969 Creative Playthings Wood Finger Puppets, $8+7.50s/h, ends 10/31 [ebay]
Previously: CP Pupped Theater on eBay looks like Laugh-In
BRAINS. Creative Playthings Latex Puppets Must Eat BRAINS.
You can sometimes get those little wooden puppets at Daily 235 on Elizabeth St. They aren't CP-branded, but are the same, made in Czechslovakia, and pretty cute. We've bought a few boxes there, $15 a set I think.