Category Archives: Ventriloquist Figures

Fred and Ethel Mertz Come To Ventriloquist Central Collection

Every once in a while an interesting email comes to me and this one was just that. A dealer from Florida contacted me because he said he had a pair of large ventriloquist figures and thought I may be interested. … Continue reading

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Dan and Steve’s Heated Ventriloquist Figure Discussion

Steve and I are always discussing aspects of ventriloquism and what makes it really nice is that Steve is a ventriloquist and I am a collector. That makes for some very in depth and heated discussions. Well this particular evening … Continue reading

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More Pictures of Ventriloquist Figure Maker Brian Hamilton

Todd Cameron Hamilton (Brian Hamilton’s brother) sent us a couple more pics of Brian. Here’s his email:

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Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – A Ken Spencer Country Bumpkin

Ken Spencer was a prolific builder during the heyday of ventriloquism. He learned at about the same time as Marshall. His figures are very distinctive and are of a cartoony nature. Here is a video of a country bumpkin type … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Collecting Ventriloquist Figures

Almost every builder of figures sold everything separately such as bodies, hands or heads. If you look in the 1931 Marshall catalogue on page 12 Frank offers, heads and hands for sale. Click here to see Frank’s Catalogue (scroll down … Continue reading

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