Category Archives: Ventriloquist Figure Building

Mack Style Bodies

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Webmaster

Theodore Mack and Son’s were architectural carvers for their main business but when the started to produce ventriloquist figures they hit a home run. Everyone was purchasing figures from them. They had a very unique design for their bodies and … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Video Collecting Series – McElroy Brothers, Happy Hazard – Part 4

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Webmaster

I hope you’ve been enjoying the video series about the McElroy Brothers and Happy Hazard. Today, I will show you Happy’s body and talk about how the McElroy Brothers constructed their bodies and show you how the headstick “cradle” system … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Maker, Frank Marshall & Some of His Creations

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Webmaster

Here is a picture of Frank Marshall and a bunch of his creations owned by some famous and some not so famous people. How many of these ventriloquist figures can you guess???   Dan www.ventriloquistcentral.com *************************************************** Dan Willinger is a … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's Effie Klinker Mystery

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Webmaster

Everyone knows the creator of the characters used by Edgar Bergen. They are Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and Effie Klinker. Of course we know the controversy that has taken place over the past 70 years as to who the maker … Continue reading →

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Ventriloquist Figure Video Collecting Series – McElroy Brothers, Happy Hazard – Part 3

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Webmaster

This is the third of four videos in the video series about the McElroy’s Happy Hazard. Today’s video, I show you the inside of Happy’s head. It’s interesting to see all that goes into making Happy work.   [flashvideo filename=http://ventriloquistcentral.com/dan-collecting-mcelroy-happy-018/dan-collecting-mcelroy-happy-018.flv … Continue reading →

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