Ventriloquist Doc Dougherty and Willie

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I have showed you pictures of Doc Dougherty’s Frank Marshall figure and today I am happy to show you an original photograph of him with Willie his Frank Marshall figure.

Dan
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Have you seen the Frank Marshall Tribute DVD, click here

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Ventriloquism Merchandise from 1886

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Once again our good friend Bob Abdou sent us more information that he found in an 1886 book with ventriloquism merchandise:

Hey Dan and Steve,

Look what I found in a 1886 book, vent merchandise.

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Howard “Doc” Dougherty’s Marshall Update

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I kept looking at Willie, Doc’s Frank Marshall figure and it was bothering me that his wig was in such a mess so I removed it from his head and decided to wash it.

I used luke warm water and woolite but the wig was just in such bad condition that it just fell apart. I was a bit dismayed but went into my wig stash and found the right wig for him.

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Tony Horn’s Charlie McCarthy Replicas

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Tony Horn sent in this information and photos showing his Charlie McCarthy replica…

I have been a fan of Charlie McCarthy since I was a child and wanted to own a Charlie McCarthy replica so I made one of my own but wasn’t satisfied so I made another one here are some pics enjoy

Tony Horn

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Austin Phillips Trip to the UK

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Last month Austin Phillips made a trip over to the UK. He sent us this information about his trip along with pictures.

Here is a little write up with some photos of my trip to the UK visiting my good pal Lee Roberts:

I met Lee through Ebay, Dan and myself had purchased a couple distressed Insull heads off of him a while back. In the process of restoring mine,which had been a dream of mine since I was a kid, Lee had contacted me happy to see the head I bought getting the attention it deserved.

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