A Fine Quality Mid 20th Ventriloquist's Dummy Attributed to Leonard Insull sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and one could buy an

and one could buy an electric helmet

unsurprisingly

this pipe is superbly realised and proves an unusual and curious piece of folk art

was the most well-known early maker of juvenile rides

having carved and fluted arms and oval back

A Fine Quality Mid 20th Ventriloquist's Dummy Attributed to Leonard Insull sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and one could buy anOrigin: English Period: Mid 20th Century Provenance: Ex John Styles (Magic Circle) Date: c. 1940 60 Height: 45 inches (at maximum) Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 13 inches (all approximate) The large mid twentieth century period dummy of high build quality, with fully operating eyes, upper lip and mouth in red jacket and black trousers, white shirt, red and silver tie, check socks and black leather shoes, the head with short mohair chestnut hair and