These were the two preliminary sketches, by Charlotte Reibell, that really sold me on this particular design direction to go in with the wagon. A 'Cabinet of Curiosities' - a strangely ordered chaos of absurd, whimsical, magical, half formed and broken things

In the drawing below we see the ‘mini-theatre’. This is where Mabel The Mermaid’ may make an occasional appearance. Mabel an end of pier, seaside starlet, is The Great Pemberton’s elderly mother; she is a terrible singer, forgetful raconteur and lousy psychic. She and her mermaid costume have seen better days!