Category Archives: Dummy Collecting

I am constantly asked about value when purchasing antique ventriloquist figures about originality and this is one of my pet peeves in the antique world. Originality is everything. For an item, not just a ventriloquist figure, to be worth its … Continue reading →

My friend Al Stevens wrote a very nice blog this past week (Saturday, Dec 8th) about collecting and comparison between the ultimate Tenor Saxophone and the ventriloquist figure. For the most part I am in total agreement with Al but … Continue reading →

Sometimes you really have to put it out there to find something and so today I decided to ask everyone if they know of anyone who has a Doug Anderson ventriloquist figure. Mr. Anderson did not produce figures for a … Continue reading →

I found these four pictures of a William Kirk Brown ventriloquist figure.  Last I heard, Chef Jim Willard owns this particular dummy. Enjoy.                Dan

Back in the mid 1950’s there was a figure maker named William Kirk Brown who made some pretty interesting paper mache ventriloquist figures. Paper mache was not being used very much by this time with figures now being carved from … Continue reading →