Category Archives: Ventriloquist Figure (Dummy) Makers

Victorian Society Sees Ventriloquist Central Collection

Everyone hates April 15th which is tax day but this year I had the pleasure of taking a group of about 25 people’s minds off the idea of having to pay their taxes. They all came to my home and … Continue reading

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Tim Selberg Masterpiece

[flashvideo filename=http://ventriloquistcentral.com/dan-selberg-elwood-mktplce/dan-selberg-elwood-mktplce.flv /]   When it comes to today’s figure makers one name is synonymous with unparallel quality and that is Tim Selberg. He has done figures in cast resin but nothing can beat a carved wood figure from Tim. … Continue reading

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Mystery Ventriloquist Figure Maker

Here is an ad from 1950 that was in the Oracle. At the time you could buy this figure for $100.00 (click ad for larger view). Can you name the figure maker? Post your answers below in the comment section. … Continue reading

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Interview With Bill Nelson, Artist

Our “Ace Reporter”, Matt Kimbro sent us an interview that he did with Bill Nelson. Instead of me telling you about it, here are Matt’s words:   Greetings to all in “Vent-Land” (by the way, that is what I think … Continue reading

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A Re-Do of A Selberg Into A Selbro

One of our regulars and who we sometimes call our Ace reporter Matt Kimbro has put out his shingle as a vent figure restorer or maybe I should say changer. He has always wanted to try his hand at this … Continue reading

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