Tag Archives: McElroy Brothers

Gary Koepke Visits the Ventriloquist Central Collection

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 … Continue reading

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Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – Brian Hamilton Black Ventriloquist Figure

Here is a video of a Hamilton figure which one of his very first McElroy style figures and was made in the late 1970’s more than likely around 1978. This was when he was working directly under the direct influence … Continue reading

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Dan Lavender’s Cecil Wigglenose #2 For Ventriloquist Central Collection

Not too long ago we did a telephone talk with Bill Nelson and Dan Lavender. At that time it was mentioned that a figure was being created for the Ventriloquist Central Collection by Dan Lavender. I am happy to say … Continue reading

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Brian Hamilton Ezry Head

I am a big fan of the late Brian Hamilton and have quite a few of his figures in the Ventriloquist Central Collection and I love the fact that he is a direct descendant of the McElroy Brothers. They did … Continue reading

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McElroy Typewriter Keys

There has been much discussion about the fact that the McElroy figures were made with the controls being typewriter keys. This is not fact. The McElroy Brothers did in fact make levers with pads soldered to them but they were … Continue reading

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