McQuisto’s Ventriloquist Figure Wee George

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I have given you all the important information on McQuisto in previous blogs but today I am happy to show you his Ventriloquist Figure Wee George.

Wee George was crafted just after the turn of the 19th century and was made by Alfred LeMare. When I first purchased him I was not sure of the maker but once he arrived and I got to see the head stick and controls I immediately knew it was a LeMare creation.

This figure is in 100%original condition. He stands about 40″ tall and he has the head stick which travels to the bottom board of the body and has a peg into which the pin fits. This gives the head a 360 degree rotation. The head is made of paper mache and has the following functions; side moving self centering glass eyes, right eye winks, upper lip moves and lower lip moves. The lever for the lower lip if pulled all the way down causes the upper lip to rise. So the complete talking effect works great. He also has a smoker with the original tubing and pump. The pump is original but over the years is unfortunately no longer functional. The paint and hair ( horsehair) is all original.

The body is wood bottom and paper mache formed. The hands are carved wood. The hands are attached to spring steel and hang down but inside there is a wire that when pulled causes the arms to move and because of the spring steel they look like they are moving in a very realistic manner. The lower legs and shoes are paper mache.

The suit is wool and original to the figure as well as the period white shirt with stiff collar. The suit was actually attached with the glue from paper mache. Never meant to ever be removed.

This is a wonderful example of Alfred LeMare’s work and a great member of the Ventriloquist Central Collection.

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Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger 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. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2012 by Dan Willinger

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One Response to McQuisto’s Ventriloquist Figure Wee George

  1. More to this figure than meets the eye! Interesting story.

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