Between the early 1920s and into the 1930s two sisters founded Talfourd Toys and created a group of 28 hand-cut and hand-painted (steel pin) articulated wooden figures representing characters from the novels Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass and based on John Tenniel's illustrations. The figures are scarce. The Victoria and Album Museum holds a collection on twenty-two of these figures. We have eighteen figures, most of which are in VG condition, and are as follows
1 Tweedledum in red and yellow - £150
2 The Mock Turtle, crying, painted yellow with a brown shell - £150
3 The White Rabbit, wearing a red jacket and yellow waistcoat, holding a pocket watch - £150
4 The Carpenter, dressed in red and green, with a white cap and carrying a white handkerchief - £200
5 The Walrus, dressed in red and green, holding a red spotted handkerchief - £200
6 The Red King, dressed in a red cloak, yellow breeches, long white wig and red crown - £150
7 The March Hare, dressed in a red jacket and green and red striped trousers, with long ears - £150
8 The Dodo, painted green with blue and yellow flashes, black skull patch and yellow face. He has a red beak, yellow feet, and carries a walking stick - £150
9 Bill the Lizard, painted yellow and green - £150
10 The Dormouse, painted orange with an orange string tail - £200
11 The Cook, painted in white and blue, holding a rolling pin and pepper pot (x2) - £150
12 The Griffon crying, two variations, painted in yellow and green, and yellow and blue (x2) - £150
13 Jabberwocky, Painted in brown and red and wearing boots, with string tail - £200
14 The Red Queen, dressed in a red cloak, holding a sceptre and wearing a red and gold crown - £150
15 The Duchess, wearing a red, blue and brown cloak and hat - £150
16 Humpty Dumpty, white face and red breeches and patterned central band - £150
