The title by today’s standards is politically incorrect but this was how the figures of the day when done as a black man were called.
This one is a figure I am very happy to have in the Ventriloquist Central Collection. He is a superb example of the carving technique of Ken Spencer. I love the Spencer figures and have quite a number of them in the collection.
As you can see this figure is a full size figure standing 42″ tall and he is all original body hands muslin arms and legs. Also look at the great wig depicting the correct type black hair. Try and find that today!!
He has slot jaw, side to side eyes, winkers and blinkers. A better character would be pretty hard to find!!
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Dan
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Ventriloquist Central is the brainchild of Dan Willinger and Steve Hurst. Dan is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Steve is a ventriloquist as well as builder of ventriloquist figures. He also has a background in sales, marketing, building websites and computers. Because they both love the art of ventriloquism, the website Ventriloquist Central was born. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com
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