A Reliable Doll Hand Painted Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Dummy c.1930-40 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles clean and attractive condition with

clean and attractive condition with the globe spinning easily and the paper with a legible surface though with some wear

None of the motifs in the field are alone

Origin: Norwegian

and the face itself is balanced delightfully with the blued hands and gold plate outer casing

The history of the crystal ball as a device can be traced as far back as to the Medieval Period in central Europe (between 500 – 1500 AD) and in Scandinavia (1050 – 1500 AD)

A Reliable Doll Hand Painted Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Dummy c.1930-40 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles clean and attractive condition withOrigin: Canadian Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 45 Length: 21 inches Width: 5 inches (at torso) Head Depth: 4. 5 inches Made by the 'Reliable Doll' Company in Canada and modelled on the original dummy of Charlie McCarthy, which was performed by Edgar Bergen in the early 20th Century, the jaw operated by a draw string and having a composition head with brown painted hair and cloth body consisting of a bottle green