Here’s a video of Dan Willinger showing the Epitome of a Folk Art Ventriloquist Figure.
At first appearance he appears like a normal vent figure but when you look close you see that not only is his head carved from 3 planks of wood but the entire body , which appears to be seated on a tree stump, is in fact a tree stump.
A couple of weeks ago, Gary Koepke and his wife, Donna, stopped by to see the Ventriloquist Central Collection.
Gary was nice enough to send this note about being here:
Sometime in May my family and I decided to take a trip to Boston to see some of the historical sites. We tried to include something for everyone. My daughter wanted to see Harvard and Salem. My Mom wanted to see the old North Church. On Wednesday June 5th my wife and I got to see the Ventriloquist Central Collection!
I call this Ken Spencer figure “Todd”. Don’t ask me why it is just the first name that popped into my head when he arrived here at the Ventriloquist Central Collection
Here’s a video showing a Herbert Brighton Ventriloquist Figure. The figure, Ginger, is a walking figure. He is totally original and has not been touched by anyone since being packed away over a half century ago.
The head has one was side self centering eyes, one eye winks, upper lip moves as well as lower lip and he also has a spitter. The original bulb for the spitter was in the case. I also found the original type written instructions for the walking body but believe me with all the rub Goldberg parts it still works just by swinging the legs as all the other walkers.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there from Ventriloquist Central.
Dan
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