A swazzle (also swozzle, schwazzle or swatchel) is a device used to produce the distinctive shrill voice of Punch in a Punch and Judy show. It consists of a cotton tape "reed" kept taut between two curved strips of metal, held in the mouth of the professor (performer).
A swazzle (also swozzle, schwazzle or swatchel) is a device used to produce the distinctive shrill voice of Punch in a Punch and Judy show. It consists of a cotton tape "reed" kept taut between two curved strips of metal, held in the mouth of the professor (performer).
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