Tag Archives: McElroy Brothers

Gary Koepke Visits the Ventriloquist Central Collection

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Webmaster

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 →

Posted in Dummy Collecting, Ventriloquism/Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Figure (Dummy) Makers, Ventriloquist Figures | Tagged Bob Isaacson, Charlie McCarthy, Dan Willinger, Figure Maker, Gary Koepke, Jack Coats, McElroy Brothers, Ventriloquism, Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Central Birthday Bash, Ventriloquist Dummy, Ventriloquist Figures | 2 Comments

Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – Brian Hamilton Black Ventriloquist Figure

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Webmaster

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 →

Posted in Dummy Collecting, Ventriloquism/Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Figure (Dummy) Makers, Ventriloquist Figure Building, Ventriloquist Figures, Ventriloquist Videos, Video Collecting Series | Tagged Brian Hamilton, Dan Willinger, Figure Maker, McElroy Brothers, Ventriloquism, Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Dummy, Ventriloquist Figures, Ventriloquist Videos | Leave a comment

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

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Webmaster

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 →

Posted in Dummy Collecting, McElroy Brothers, Ventriloquism/Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Figure (Dummy) Makers, Ventriloquist Figure Building, Ventriloquist Figures | Tagged Bill Nelson, Dan Lavender, Dan Willinger, Inspired Worx, McElroy Brothers, Steve Hurst, Ventriloquism, Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Dummy, Ventriloquist Figures | 1 Comment

Brian Hamilton Ezry Head

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Webmaster

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 →

Posted in Dummy Collecting, Ventriloquism/Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Figure (Dummy) Makers, Ventriloquist Figure Building | Tagged Brian Hamilton, Dan Willinger, Figure Maker, Jeff Dunham, Learn Ventriloquism, Learning Ventriloquism, McElroy Brothers, Ventriloquism, Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Dummy, Ventriloquist Figures | 2 Comments

McElroy Typewriter Keys

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Webmaster

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 →

Posted in McElroy Brothers, Ventriloquism/Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Figure (Dummy) Makers, Ventriloquist Figure Building, Ventriloquist Figures | Tagged Figure Maker, McElroy Brothers, Ventriloquism, Ventriloquist, Ventriloquist Central, Ventriloquist Dummy, Ventriloquist Figures | 5 Comments