Coro 'Charlie McCarthy' Ventriloquist's Dummy Pin Clip
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Coro 'Charlie McCarthy' Ventriloquist's Dummy Pin Clip
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Description: gold plated base metal, enamelling. Lever below cravat moves the mouth up and down
Marked: Pat 2038343, Mf'd under exclusive license from Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Inc.
Reference: Brunialti, Tribute to America, pp. 66, 67, advertised in Women's Wear Daily (with diagram) Oct 1937, manufactured by Coro. Brunialti reproduces the WWD ad, the patent for the clip mechanism (dated 1936), and gives biographical details of Edgar Bergen (Candice's father) and his dummy Charlie McCarthy
Condition: Excellent
Size: 1.2" x 0.85"
Price: US$275 ' (insured shipping included)
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