Monthly Archives: October 2012

Mint Effanbee Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Toy Figure

If you go on the big auction site every so often you will find an Effanbee Charlie McCarthy for sale but they always have cracks, and chips, paint loss and moth holes in the clothes, missing the pearl buttons on … Continue reading

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Jerry Baum Ventriloquist Figure

I was contacted a while ago by a ventriloquist in Germany and was asked if I would be interested in a wood carved figure by maker Jerry Baum. I was totally unfamiliar with this man’s work but I love the … Continue reading

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Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – Unique Ventriloquist Frog Figure

Here is a video of a unique and unusual figure. It is a soft cloth body with a cast paper mache head covered in the same green fabric as the body with a wooden head stick with lever to control … Continue reading

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The Best Juro Knucklehead Smiff

It is with great distress that I am offering this Knucklehead Smiff for sale. This is an early 1960’s Knuck in near mint condition and yes his mouth works perfectly when you pull the string.

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History Detectives: John Cooper’s Black Ventriloquist Dummy

Here’s a quick clip involving John W. Cooper’s ventriloquist dummy. This is from the PBS History Detectives.

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