A Wonderful c.1910 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘Willy’ sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the worn hand painted top

the worn hand painted top panel reading ‘Embroidery Cottons

on a rust ground all beset within a diagonal border

and is still made today but now

He wears a cotton-lined pink felt bonnet with ties

5 inches at shoulders

A Wonderful c.1910 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘Willy’ sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the worn hand painted topOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: The Estate of Fred Crone Esq. Date: c. 1900 15 Length: 31 inches Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 9 inches (all approximate) The early twentieth century male drop jaw vent figure of high build quality, stage name Willy, in original condition, with several operating mechanisms to animate the drop jaw, eyes and eyelids in a classic and evocative black suit, the head of dark hair and the body