Rudolph & Santa Puppets Up for Auction

The Rudolph and Santa poseable stop-motion animation puppets from the 1964 holiday classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” will go up for auction in November, Auction house Profiles in History says the current owner of the puppets has decided to pass them on to a new owner. Japanese puppet-maker Ichiro Komuro crafted the puppets from wood, wire, cloth, leather and yak hair. The Santa puppet is 11 inches tall and the Rudolph puppet is 6 inches tall. The auction is scheduled for Friday, November 13 on the Profiles in History website through Internet-based bidding. They are expected to fetch $150,000-$250,000 at the auction. Here’s the complete story from UPI.