I own a puppet museum and have a collection of antique Christmas automatons in the basement
A B&B owner in Blackpool has more than 1,000 puppets in his basement - including antique musical Santa automatons.
Martin Scott Price has been collecting puppets since he was just five years old.
The Punch & Judy showman shares his ‘Christmas Celebration’ corner in a fun video, where he also unveils his latest puppet - a look-alike of himself.
In the video above, Martin, who owns Pelham Lodge B&B, can be seen amongst a fabulous display of Santa Claus automatons that sing and play musical instruments.
Other delightful figures include dancing reindeer puppets and antique wooden toys.
Martin says: “Most of these are antiques and they don’t make them any more. For a lot of people, they see the puppets and it might bring back memories of a toy they had when they were little.”
The professional magician and entertainer also shows his latest addition in the video - a wooden puppet that is modelled on him and his Punch & Judy act.
It was made by Chris Horrocks, a theatrical prop designer.
“The Pelham puppets are made from wood and there’s a lot of work that goes into making them. There’s the Punch and Judy too, they were all extra bits and they had to be painted.”
Watch the video above.