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Rene Old Man Ventriloquist Figure
I was very excited to acquire another very rare and early Rene figure and wanted to share him with you. Rene’s figures today are made of neoprene with a molded head stick but back in the late 1960’s and early … 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
Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – Terri Rogers’ Figure
Here’s a video of Terri Rogers’ “Shorty Harris” Insull ventriloquist figure. This happens to be Terri’s back up head of Shorty Harris. Terri used his mouth and raising eyebrows and did not use much else as movements although the figure … 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
