01 Frances Coudrill with Hank 9152

02 Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy, for COKE 1950

03 left Harry Lester (George Byron Jr) right William Shakespeare Berger, the Ventriloquism Capital of the world. M<ay 1953

04 Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy, Sept 1947, notes by Charlie

05 Bob Smith and Howdy Doody, 1947

06 Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy, and Aunt Effie Clinker Nov 1948

07 Young and Rubicam advert 1936

08 advert for ventriloquism US 1953

09 mysterious scene, joke Indian doll

10 head of a press out and make dummy UK c1985

11 the mechanics of the dummy, children's encyclopaediac1935

12 magazine crime story illustration US 1956

13 Michael Redgrave and Hugo from the British film, The Dead of Night.1945 See also Danny Kaye Knock on Wood.

14 Archie Andrews Annual undated c1957

15 Archie Andrews Annual undated c1957

16 Archie Andrews Annual undated c1957

17 Archie Andrews, Poppets advert UK April 1957

18 Sooty and Harry Corbett c1980

19 Roger de Courcey with Nookie the Bear and his Family

20 Rod Hull and Emu, TV Times cover, April 1981

21 Keith Harris and Orville, c1980 UK

22 Roger de Courcey with Nookie the Bear UK c1982

23 Stroheim in his first sound picture, The Great Gobbo.

24 Ray Allan and Ali Cat UK c1983

25 Ray Allen's Lord Charles, UK c1984

IMAGE ARCHIVE

GALLERY ONE, IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

GALLERY TWO, IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

Francis Durbridge, The Ventriloquist's Doll, illust. Alfred Sindall, Daily Mail Annual 1952

Christmas at Timothy's (Gee Denes, a John and Jennifer Book 1947)

Fred Foster and Coster Joe c1898

classified ad The Ventrilo. US c1932

PULP feature US Edgar Bergen c1937

TAREYTON cigarettes, a fighting Dummy

MORE ARCHIE ANDREWS ANNUAL C 1957

ON THE TOWN - squired by a Dummy? December 1951

Educating Archie Strip cartoon SWIFT Volume 01 c1952