Sweep was second to Saintly Sooty with his magic wand for decades.
But the mischief-maker will be squeaking with delight – after his glove puppet made an astonishing £3,000 at auction.
The price was more than treble the amount expected – and £250 more than the figure reached for Sooty.
Sooty sold for £1,500.
These original puppets are part of an archive of memorabilia of The Sooty Show that belonged to Peter Jago (one of the principal puppeteers who passed away in 2016).
These original puppets are part of an archive of memorabilia of The Sooty Show that belonged to Peter Jago (one of the principal puppeteers) who passed away in 2016.
In total it made over £11,000 when it went under the hammer at Ewbank’s auctioneers in Surrey.
The show – which ran from the 1950s until the 90s – was originally presented by Sooty creator Harry Corbett.
All the puppets together: Bidders got busy as original puppets of Sooty, Sweep and Soo used in the TV shows and on stage came up for sale in Ewbank’s Entertainment Memorabilia auction on November 18
Estimated sales prices were blown out the door by the collection of puppets for children.
Sooty’s Little Cousin Scampi, a late edition to the format in the early 1990s, attracted a price of £2,000.
Neben the original puppets were props and costumes. These included the magic box and white rabbit from Sooty’s magic conjuring routine, as well his famous water pistol and magic wands.
The full collection sold for a £11,250 including premium – three times expectations on November 18.
Alistair McCrea from Ewbanks said, “Fortunately Sooty was able to behave very well throughout and managed keep Little Cousin Scampi at bay.”
“We were pleased with the reactions of bidders.
“There is no doubt this collection has caused quite the stir.”