Category Archives: Ventriloquism/Ventriloquist

Being a prolific builder of Ventriloquist figures meant that as Frank Marshall grew and changed his characters and became more of his own style as far as his heads were concerned, remember he used the Mack heads at first, he … Continue reading →

I had a young fellow contact me and was asking me about the origins of the ventriloquist figure as we all know it today and I thought this was a great question and decided that instead of answering him privately … 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 →

Frank Marshall not only produced great faces for his figures but he was a great craftsman on his bodies. I have been fortunate now to inspect and own nearly 40 different bodies that were constructed by this genius and he … Continue reading →

The English style mouth was made popular by Len Insull. Most all the pro vents from England used this type figure. I also believe that the mouth movements with the English figure are just as visible as the slot jaw. … Continue reading →