"VENTRILOQUISM" BOOK COVER & SMITTY VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY PROTOTYPE ORIGINAL ART PAIR.
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Starting Bid:
$236.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:00:00 AM)
Item Description
Pair of thin cardboard items related to 1930s ventriloquist premium, each w/mixed media prototype original art. 10x16.5" front cover for "Ventriloquism With 5 Famous Comics Talking Figures" book features image of child ventriloquist w/"Ventriloquist 'Mouth-Mask'" using Dick Tracy Talking Figure to give show. Bottom of cover has strip paste-over featuring four panels of original art featuring the other four figures in the set - Little Orphan Annie, Smitty, Moon Mullins and Lillums. Hand-lettered text at this area reads "These Comic Ventriloquist Figures Actually Open And Close Their Mouths." Left margin is slightly uneven and lower margin shows some scattered wear. Right margin has some aging to yellow area and art is Fine overall. Comes w/8x20.25" two-piece assembled Smitty ventriloquist figure w/his name on hat. Horizontal folds at waist and knees as designed to sit on user's lap. Die-cut holes at eyes and mouth reveal attached panel on back that can be moved. Some scattered wear w/creases to hat. Fine overall. Unique pair for the comic character collector. From the archives of premium creators Sam & Gordon Gold and comes with LOA.
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