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 A file containing a mixture of letters, cards and circulars sent to and from Roger Law. The following are present, but are not limited to: a letter and faxes to and from British-American artist, Julian Allen, dating between 1986 and 1997; letters from Spitting Image producer, John Lloyd, one thanking Law and his wife for attending his wedding, and the other thanking Law and Peter Fluck for their congratulatory note, following his BAFTA win [Black Adder Goes Forth...

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 cover British male political figures.There is also a small amount of drawings of British male political figures that are connected to other Spitting Image Production Limited activities.Most drawings are labelled with their...

Scope and Contents A file containing nine plastic sleeves holding photographic transparencies of varying sizes, which feature images relating to ceramic items designed by Spitting Image Productions Limited. The following are present:1. A large transparency featuring the image of a toby jug that was made for a Bass draught beer advertisement (SI/1225); image taken by John Lawrence Jones. 2. Transparencies of various sizes, accompanied by 35mm slides, which contain images of a 1989...

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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 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, which mostly feature images of Spitting Image puppets. These images were produced for a number of purposes, including, but not limited to: Spitting Image merchandise; use in external publications and corporate literature; and general use by the media. There are also transparencies and related photographic...

Scope and Contents A box containing examples of 38 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards have photographic images on their front covers, which feature 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...

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A large pair of Margaret Thatcher and Neil Kinnock 'Sleeping Partners' slippers, designed by Spitting Image Production Limited's David Stoten, and made by Linden Cards and Gifts Limited (SI/440). Each slipper resembles a bed, with a plastic head of Thatcher residing on the end of one slipper and the head of Kinnock on the other.

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 Issues of and tearsheets from British and international newspapers and large newsprint magazines, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck, along with articles revolving around Spitting Image. There are also articles on the wider activities of Spitting Image Productions Limited. Also present are examples of Spitting Image puppets and other imagery being used to illustrate articles on British politics. The publications...

Scope and Contents Four issues of the British satirical and current affairs magazine, Private Eye. The following editions are present:1. Christmas 1986 (No. 652) - the front cover features a plasticine model, dressed in Christmas attire. There is also an advertisement for the Spitting Image album, Spit in Your Ears, on page 31.2. Friday 10 July 1987 (No. 667) - page 17 bears a black and white photograph of a...

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A set of nine ceramic eggcups, modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear caricature faces of the following British politicians and members of the royal family: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, two copies of a baby Prince William, and a baby Princess Beatrice. All eggcups have a white glossy finish.

This set is incomplete, missing those for Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III] and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Scope and Contents A file containing a publicity photograph for Spitting Image's 100th episode, which aired in June 1993 (SI/977 (b)). The photograph features a group image of the following puppets: Queen Elizabeth II, Mick Jagger, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Neil Kinnock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prince Charles [now King Charles III], and Michael Jackson. There are also a couple of computer printouts, which contain the image of another publicity shot taken at the...

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A file containing photographic negatives, contact prints and 35mm slides featuring images of puppet portrait shots, and examples of puppeteering, from the first series of Spitting Image.

Sleeves containing 35mm slides are labelled with their original reference numbers, SI/2090 and 2091. The other items in the file do not have 'SI' reference numbers. The photographer of the images is unknown.

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A box containing five white Spitting Image merchandise t-shirts, manufactured by Fruit of the Loom, under its Screen Stars Best brand. These t-shirts feature various designs on the front, accompanied by the Spitting Image logo.

Scope and Contents A Spitting Image board game, The Game of Scandal, manufactured by Parker, under licence from Spitting Image Productions Limited (SI/443). The game features photographic images of Spitting Image puppets on the lid and on the gaming cards, which have been taken by John Lawrence Jones. There are seven game pieces that have been modelled by the Spitting Image Workshop, which represent various politicians and other figures, including: Margaret...

Scope and Contents Five issues of the British weekly cultural magazine, The Listener, which was published by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The following issues are present:1. 7 March 1985 - page 29 features an article on Spitting Image.2. 25 July 1985 - the front cover has a photographic illustration containing a Spitting Image puppet of satirist, James Gillray (SI/687), and pages 13 and 14 have...

Scope and Contents A box containing three toby jugs in the representation of the following British politicians: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and Neil Kinnock. They have been modelled by Pablo Bach at the Spitting Image Workshop, and manufactured by the ceramics company, Kevin Francis Limited. All were part of a limited edition series with only 650 made for each jug. The following designs are present: Margaret Thatcher with a knife in her back (SI/1231); John Major as a wind-up toy (SI/1233); and Neil Kinnock...

Scope and Contents A box containing numerous plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which feature images of puppet illustrations made for both the British and American versions of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Spitting Images. These photographic images were produced by John Lawrence Jones. The sleeves are labelled with the following information: the...