Coro 'Charlie McCarthy' Edgar Bergen Ventriloquist's Dummy with Moveable Mouth Pin Clip
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Coro 'Charlie McCarthy' Edgar Bergen Ventriloquist's Dummy with Moveable Mouth 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, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 1 p 94, shown in Women's Wear Daily 29 Oct 1937 (with diagram), manufactured by Coro. Brunialti reproduces the WWD feature, the patent for the clip mechanism (dated 1936), and gives full biographical details of teh ventriloquist Edgar Bergen (Candice's father) and his dummy Charlie McCarthy
Condition: Excellent
Size: 1.2" x 0.85"
Price: US$475 ' - see our Sales Policies (link below) for any shipping charges
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