Monthly Archives: January 2012

Ventriloquist Comic/Cartoon Number One, “McElroy”

Our good friend Austin Phillips has decided to allow Ventriloquist Central to show off his wonderful Cartoons. I am pleased to showcase his first in the series.

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Len Insull Loaded Figure on the Ventriloquist Marketplace

Len Insull was the premier ventriloquist builder in the UK for 4 decades and his cheeky boy figure was used by all the top performers. Madeleine Maher and WS Berger bought these figures and imported them for sale here in … Continue reading

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Madeleine Maher Figure on the Ventriloquist Marketplace

I am pleased to offer you a rare figure today. This is an original Madeleine Maher figure from the 1950’s and I believe it to be in her catalogue as the “Buster” figure.

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Fully Loaded mid 1930’s Frank Marshall Ventriloquist Figure

I am pleased to show to you today an unusual Frank Marshall figure which dates from around 1935. This figure is a large figure standing 42″ tall and I do believe this head came from the duplicarver head used by … Continue reading

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Ring Functions on Frank Marshall Figure

As a follow up to the blog I did the other day about ring pull or lever, I had not yet removed the rings so that I could show the controls to you. However, I now have done so so … Continue reading

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