Category Archives: Ventriloquist Figure Building

Cecil Gough Figure Maker Catalogue

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Webmaster

                  Back in the 1950’s there were quite a few makers of ventriloquist figures and one of the more obscure makers was Cecil Gough. He made figures with both the English style … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Video Collecting Series – Bob Neller’s Original Marshall/McElroy, Part 2

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Webmaster

Here is another video of Bob Neller’s original Dizzy Dugan.   [flashvideo filename=http://ventriloquistcentral.com/dan-collecting-marshall-mcelroy-022/dan-collecting-marshall-mcelroy-022.flv /]   If you missed the first video, click here to see it   Let me know what you think about this wonderful ventriloquist figure.   Dan … Continue reading →

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An Incredible Cutting Device

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Webmaster

Johnny Hicks, a McElroy lover, has been working in the shadows on McElroy figures and has been in close connection with Greg Claasen on a project of his own. In this endeavor he has come to put together a machine … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Video Collecting Series – Bob Neller’s Original Marshall/McElroy

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Webmaster

Today I am happy to show you a video of one of my very special figures a Marshall which was upgraded by the McElroys for the original owner Bob Neller. Everyone knows Bob used his McElroy named Reggie but before … Continue reading →

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Popsy A Simple Made Ventriloquist Dummy From 1938

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Webmaster

Ventriloquist Central now has an Ace Reporter! And our Ace Reporter found this great article about how to make a ventriloquist dummy. This article appeared in the June 1938 issue of Popular Science (as a sidenote…my webmaster, Steve informed me … Continue reading →

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