The Jacquard Puppets, The Jacquard Puppets, 'Lion', 'Unicorn' and 'St George', with castle scenery, Lion 23cm high Unicorn 23cm high St George 40cm high (3) The lion and unicorn 'fighting for the crown' provided the grand finale to the Jacquard show. 'The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown, the lion beat the unicorn all around the town, some gave them white bread, some gave them brown, some gave them plum-cake and drummed them out of town'. The Jacquard puppets -condition report The puppets have been stored for many years, the strings have mainly gone, and those that are left are fragile and snap easily and most will need to be restrung. Some were made just before the second world war, others in the following two decades. They were made from whatever was available, pieces of wood, leather, string, dress and upholstery fabrics, felt, etc. The clothing and fabrics are generally in reasonable condition. Some have detached limbs, where the articulated joint fixings have perished or strings come loose