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A Rare & Rather Unusual c.1910 Ventriloquist’s Dummy Possibly by Alfred LeMare antiques and then being converted toOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Ray Elgar and Previously John Stafford, Paignton. 1902 1981 Date: c. 1910 Overall Height: 33 inches Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 9. 5 inches (all approximate and at extremities) The turn of the century period male vent figure of early build in very original condition, with four operating mechanisms to animate the lips, mouth, smoker pipes, and eyes (lacking rod), the brass head stick