A collection of original 1960s Sooty, Sweep and Soo puppets belonging to the son of children’s entertainer Harry Corbett have sold at auction for nearly £15,000.
The famous yellow bear and his pals had been expected to make between £4,000-£6,000 before being bought for over twice their estimate by a life-long fan of the show on Thursday.
The 58-year-old building designer, from Lancashire, fought off bidders online, on the phone and in the saleroom, to secure the trio of puppets, which belonged to Dave Corbett.
Dave – who with his brother Matthew, was the inspiration behind the global kids TV phenomenon – decided
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