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Lucky Charlie a Very Rare Frank Marshall

We all know that Frank Marshall was a master carver and when you look at this ventriloquist figure you will really see how skilled he really was with a carving chisel. I was contacted by a fellow named Ron Teska … Continue reading

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The Great Lester: Ventriloquism’s Renaissance Man: by David Erskine Foreword by Jeff Dunham

I’m happy to announce that my good friend David Erskine has just published a book titled “The Great Lester: Ventriloquism’s Renaissance Man.” For those of you who may not know David, he is a retired thru-freight conductor for the Union … Continue reading

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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 – A Herbert Brighton Figure

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 … Continue reading

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Ventriloquist Central Collection Video Series – JC Turner Figure 1940’s

Here’s a video showing a JC Turner Ventriloquist Figure from the 1940’s. JC Turner was the figure that was used by almost every ventriloquist during the golden age if you were going to do ventriloquism. I guess you could compare … Continue reading

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