Category Archives: Dummy Collecting

John Schaibley's First Ventriloquist Figure

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Webmaster

Not too long ago I was happy to present a very rare Louis Grannat figure which I acquired for the Ventriloquist Central Collection. If you didn’t see him click here. Today I am happy to present my second Louis Grannat … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Headsticks – What Is Your Choice?

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Webmaster

Can you decide which style of head stick is the best? Being a collector I have found there are four distinctly different style of head sticks that have been utilized by the makers over the years. I would like to … Continue reading →

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Where Is Frank Marshall's "Tuffy" Ventriloquist Figure

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Webmaster

Frank Marshall – Ventriloquist Figure Maker   When Lee Dean made his comment ” Bet You Will Never Find Tuffy” in reference to Tuesday’s blog about the Frank Marshall ventriloquist figure, Mickey (click here to see blog), I figured I … Continue reading →

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Help Identifying Ventriloquist Figure Maker

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Webmaster

About 6 months ago I was contacted by a person from England who had a ventriloquist figure which supposedly was used during the late 30’s and 40’s by a vent who traveled over the English countryside but the name of … Continue reading →

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Frank Marshall's Mickey Ventriloquist Figure

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Webmaster

In my quest for finding Frank Marshall figures I was very fortunate to be able to acquire this great full size Marshall which jumped right off the page of his Marshall Catalogue. This figure is called Mickey in the catalogue … Continue reading →

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