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Category Archives: Dummy Collecting
J.C. Turner Ventriloquist Figure For Sale
I am very happy to both show and offer to you this very nice and different example of a J.C. Turner figure. This figure dates from the 1940’s and is in remarkably good condition for being 70 or so years … Continue reading
Ray Guyll's First Ventriloquist Lecture at Vent Haven
If you go to the Ventriloquist Central Collection and look at the Ray Guyll figure there is a nice story about his creating this figure and delivering it at the ConVENTion. Click here to see the Ray Guyll figure … Continue reading
The Talents of Ventriloquist Figure Maker Arthur Quisto
Arthur Quisto lived from 1882 to 1960. His real name was Edwin Simms. He was known primarily for his Punch & Judy Shows, but Quisto also built figures for Tom Coram and Arthur Prince. He used pneumatic devices and was … Continue reading
Ally Sloper and His Wife – LeMare Ventriloquist Figures
These great ventriloquist figure heads were made by Alfred LeMare somewhere around 1890 and have survived the century because the were, as told to me by the antique dealer in London, wrapped in blankets and the put into a trunk … Continue reading
John Schaibley's Great Granddaughter, Jade Visits The Ventriloquist Central Collection
The world is certainly a very small place and as the Internet increases that becomes more and more evident. The proof came to me when I received an email from Jade Sylvan and she told me she was the great … Continue reading
