Category Archives: Dummy Collecting

Ventriloquist Figure Video Collecting Series – A Brian Hamilton Wood Carved Figure

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Webmaster

Brian Hamilton was a flash in the pan so to speak, as far as figure makers are concerned. He started at the age of 14 and at 15 he was making carved wood figures in the Marshall style. Unfortunately passed … Continue reading →

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The New Hand Held Ventriloquist dummy

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Webmaster

I received a very interesting email from Dan Leighly because of his watching my video about the Insull Pocket figures (Click here to see video). It seems he was web surfing and came across this web site www.ezone.com and this … Continue reading →

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W.S. Berger & Len Insull

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Webmaster

My Idol in ventriloquism is W.S. Berger. I give him credit for having the fore sight to see the value of ventriloquist figures before they were a collectible item in any sense of the word collectible. They were used props … Continue reading →

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Phony Purchases…Not Kid Stuff!

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Webmaster

I have tried my hardest to keep Ventriloquist Central as a friendly place with a joyous atmosphere for anyone who wants to be involved with ventriloquism and wants to learn and be kept up to date with all things ventriloquile … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Video Collecting Series – Effanbee Charlie McCarthy

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Webmaster

Here is a great video example of a complete Effanbee Charlie McCarthy. I hope you enjoy this video. [flashvideo filename=http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com/dan-collecting-effanbee-charlie-mccarthy-012/dan-collecting-effanbee-charlie-mccarthy-012.flv /] Dan www.ventriloquistcentral.com *************************************************** Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over … Continue reading →

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