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A visifile containing a bundle of working drawings for the unaired 1983 'Spitting Image' pilot episode. This bundle includes drawings for: hand puppets, puppets, and sets (SI/602 to 652, and SI/663).

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing examples of advertisement posters and related material for external companies, which involved the services of Spitting Image Productions Limited. The following items are present:1. Two proofs for a Batchelors Slim a Soup advert, which features an photographic image of a Dame Edna Everage toby jug, c late 1980s. The jug was produced by SIPL (SI/1239 (b)).2. An advertisement for a printer, made by Canon, c late 1980s. The poster appears to be designed...

Scope and Contents A box containing Spitting Image answerphone audio cassette tapes and/or cases, accompanied by case inserts relating to these tapes, made by The Comic Answer Company Limited/K-Tel International (SI/488). These answerphone tapes feature impressions of celebrity and political figures from Spitting Image voice actors: Chris Barrie, Steve Nallon and Nigel Plaskitt. The front cover of the inserts have images of Spitting...

Scope and Contents Items relating to the British weekly/monthly media industry magazine, Broadcast. The following items are present:1. Two front cover tearsheets for the 27 April 1984 issue, which both contain images of the Spitting Image puppets for President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. However, the image for each cover is different (SI/509 (b) and (c)).2. The 5 October 1990 issue, which includes a short...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into three bundles, which cover the following: American politics; female American entertainers; and male American entertainers.Some of these drawings were also produced as part of other activities undertaken by...

Scope and Contents A bundle of paperwork relating to Luck & Flaw's business relationship with Carlton Ware, which took over the manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights of Luck & Flaw's ceramic ware, between 1987 and 1988. Topics include, but are not limited to: Luck & Flaw's initial intention to contract the aforementioned rights to Audley Porcelain; negotiations with Carlton Ware; revised and finalised versions of the partnership's contract; orders for ceramic ware from third parties;...

Scope and Contents A Central Independent Television promotional folder advertising its winter programming for 1983-1984. The front and back covers feature images of the Spitting Image puppets for the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and American President, Ronald Reagan. Inside the folder, there is a bundle of photocopy press-cuttings with stories about the upcoming first series of Spitting Image.The original reference number for this...

Scope and Contents A file containing photographic transparencies, slides, animated clips and photographs relating to various commercials that Spitting Image Productions Limited worked on for external companies. The material features images of posters, clips from television adverts, the making of puppets and models, and behind the scenes shots of productions. The following products/companies are represented: Chiclets chewing gum (SI/1042, 1105-1109); Ansells Beers (SI/1111); Club chocolate bar (SI/1112); Halls...

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A box containing six 'Pet Hates' dog chew vinyl toys, designed by Spitting Image Productions Limited and manufactured by Armitage Brothers plc (SI/465-469). The dog chews are in the likeness of the following politicians: Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock, depicted as a clown (two examples of this toy); David Owen and David Steel; Mikhail Gorbachev; and Ronald Reagan.

The Gorbachev and Reagan toys are sealed in their original packaging.

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A file containing material relating to the publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: a paperback copy of the British version of the book, published by Century Hutchinson Limited; a cover proof for the British version; a paperback copy of the American version of the book, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; and contracts for Ben Elton and Heathcote Williams, as additional writers for the publication.

Scope and Contents A large portfolio containing a number of advertisements/posters for a variety of companies and organisations, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations and other work by the partnership. Also found within this portfolio are large photographs with illustrations, and photographic proofs for Clouded Tiger Cards postcards.The following are present:1. An advertisement proof for the Dutch advertising company, PPGH/Moussault, which has a representation of John...

Scope and Contents Issues and tearsheets for various British and International magazines, journals and other publications; which contain articles and/or images relating to either Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited and its various activities, Roger Law or Peter Fluck. In some cases, Spitting Image is merely mentioned in passing. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets from the 14 December 1985 (No. 25/26) issue of the Dutch...

Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, the vast majority of which contain images of Spitting Image puppets. These images have been produced for Spitting Image publications and merchandise, commissioned work from external publications and companies, for general use by the media, and for other purposes. There are also transparencies and related...

Scope and Contents A box containing examples of 38 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards feature photographic images on their front covers with illustrations of Spitting Image puppets and plasticine models of various politicians and celebrities, along with a small amount of earlier plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw. Inside each card is a message, which is usually a humourous insult directed at the individual(s) on the front...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing large and/or mounted photographs that feature mainly Spitting Image-related illustrations and images, either material connected to merchandise, external publications or other activities engaged in by Spitting Image Productions Limited. Some of the photographic prints are contemporaneous with when they were originally shot, and others are later reprints. The later reprints may be dated beyond the SIPL era (1983-1998).There is also a...

Scope and Contents A box of published material produced by various organisations, the contents of which have some relation to Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited or Roger Law. The following items are present:1. A blue album that contains tearsheets of magazine front covers, and examples of advert posters for Mannesmann Tally printers. These items feature Spitting Image puppets. There is also a front cover for a 1979 issue of ...

Scope and Contents A box containing a variety of British and international magazines, along with tearsheets, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.The following are present:1. Issue November-December 1975 of the magazine, Drive, published by the British motoring association, The AA. Pages 16 to 22 feature illustrations that accompany an article about the MOT test. The photographic image was taken by Bob Cramp (L+F/90 (a)-(b)).2....

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A plaster mould for the main body of a coffeepot in the likeness of American President, Ronald Reagan, modelled by Luck & Flaw. The mould is in five pieces, which when put together forms an irregular cuboid shape.

There are no moulds for the lid or handle.

Scope and Contents A set of ceramic mugs modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear a resemblance to the following politicians: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Labour Party, Michael Foot; and President Ronald Reagan. The Thatcher and Foot mugs were originally produced for the 1983 British general election. There are two copies of the Thatcher mug. One appears to be an original copy, which has a whiter finish and is heavier in weight, and bears the Luck & Flaw stamp on the underside of the...

Scope and Contents A box containing numerous plastic sleeves of 35mm photographic slides and 63mm transparencies, along with a small amount of photographs, which relate to the three Spitting Image special episodes made for the American television network, NBC: Down and Out in the White House, aired in the summer of 1986, and The Ronnie and Nancy Show and The 1987 Movie Awards, both aired in 1987. The...

Scope and Contents Two 1986 issues of the American weekly news magazine, Newsweek. The following issues are present:1. 27 January - page 11 has an article on Spitting Image, which is accompanied by an image of some of the British royal family puppets.2. 1 September - page 77 has an article on the Spitting Image NBC special episode, Down and Out in the White House. This article is...

Scope and Contents A box containing a variety of British and international magazines and other publications, along with some tearsheets, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck and/or illustrations by Luck & Flaw that were previously published in other outlets.The following are present:1. Issue 15 (out of 15) of the Dutch magazine series, 58 Miljoen Nederlanders; this issue is titled, in Angermans Ogen. Page 418...

Scope and Contents Promotional material produced as part of Norwich School of Art Gallery's exhibition, Spitting Image: A Workshop Exhibition, which ran from 10 June to 3 July 1985. Items include: two examples of an invitation card for a private viewing of the exhibition, held on 8 June; a poster for the exhibition, which bears a Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustration (L+F/202) on the front of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and a substantial amount of text and images on the work of ...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities. The following drawings are present: 1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L+F/280 (a)-(b)).2. A portrait of Prince Charles...

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A ceramic coffeepot with accompanying lid that is made in the image of Ronald Reagan's head. The coffeepot has a white, glossy finish.

The teapot was modelled by Luck & Flaw. It is unclear whether this item was made by the original manufacturers of the teapot, English Ironstone Tableware and Gill Wing Ceramics, or if it is one of the later examples made by Carlton Ware, which handled production in 1987.