Category Archives: Dummy Collecting

Ventriloquist Figure Collecting…..Ken Spencer

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Webmaster

Ventriloquist figure maker, Ken Spencer was a prolific builder and spanned a career of both performing and building for 4 or 5 decades. Ken built his figures in the manner of the early makers Mack and Marshall. He actually worked … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Maker Revello Petee

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Webmaster

One of the rare American ventriloquist figure makers from the golden age of ventriloquism was Revello Petee. He made figures in the 1930’s and 40’s and his figures, he claims were used by some of the more famous ventriloquists of … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Appraisal…Yes or No

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Webmaster

As a collector it is always asked if insurance is needed. My answer is that in most cases insurance is a must. A collector can certainly become insurance poor but key items in any collection must be appraised and then … Continue reading →

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Can You Say Mortimer?? By Conrad Hartz

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Webmaster

Conrad Hartz is a throwback to the old time figure makers and I just love the quality of his figures. This figure pictured here is a rendition by Conrad of a Mortimer Snerd type character. I have owned 5 of … Continue reading →

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Video of Ventriloquist David Pendleton’s Visit

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Webmaster

When Ventriloquist David Pendleton and his family were here back on July 10th (click here for the blog post about the visit), I was able to shoot some video.   [flashvideo filename=http://ventriloquistcentral.com/david-pendleton-visit/david-pendleton-visit.flv /] Dan www.ventriloquistcentral.com *************************************************** Dan Willinger is a … Continue reading →

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