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Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – Mechanics of a Fully Loaded Marshall
Here’s a video showing the mechanics of a fully loaded Frank Marshall ventriloquist figure. It has the following functions, slot jaw, side to side self centering eyes, crossing eyes, winkers, individual blinkers, raising eyebrows, wiggling ears, upper lip smile and … Continue reading
Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – 1950’s Frank Marshall Nosey Headstick
Last week I showed you a video of a nice little 1950’s Frank Marshall Nosey ventriloquist figure (click here to see that video). Since then, I’ve received some emails wanting to see this little guy’s headstick, so here you go…
Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – 1950’s Frank Marshall Nosey Figure
Here’s a video of another example of a Nosey style figure from Frank Marshall. This fellow was carved in 1952 and is a wonderful example of Marshall’s work. He has a lot of functions: Side to side self centering eyes, … Continue reading
Leather Mouth or English Mouth Marshall Ventriloquist Figure
With the popularity of the Insull Figures back in the 1950’s it seems rather strange that this style figure was not used very much here in the United States. W.S. Berger was importing Insull figures and was selling them too. … Continue reading
Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – Early 1940’s Frank Marshall Figure
Here’s a video of a very nice Frank Marshall ventriloquist figure. This is a full size figure and dates from the early 1940’s. He has slot jaw, upper lip and rolling eye winker. What is unusual is that the eyes … Continue reading