Height: 28 cm / 11 inch Boxed weight: 1 kg / 2.2 lb Skeleton: wood, plaster Face/Hands: wood, plaster Feet: wood, plaster Operating devices: wood, wire, strings
Spejbl was made by woodcarver Karel Nosek from Pilsen based on an artistic design of Professor Josef Skupa in 1919-1920. The exact date of Spejbl's first showing on stage is unknown, but it took place in the autumn of 1920 in the Pilsen Puppet Theatre where Spejbl appeared as a gymnast on the trapeze as a partner to Kaspárek, a famous character popular with Pilsen audiences, in an encore to a children's play.
