Antique Painted Ventriloquist Dummy c.1930-1940 Carts The Library Bureau was a

The Library Bureau was a business founded by Melville Dewey in 1876 to provide supplies and equipment to libraries

It folds smoothly closed to 2 inches

Splits in the leather on the seams in front

Minor wear to the wooden base

CREATOR Stenotype

Antique Painted Ventriloquist Dummy c.1930-1940 Carts The Library Bureau was aABOUT An original ventriloquist dummy. Painted composite head with movable mouth. Hole in the back for your hand to manipulate the mouth and rotate the head. Fabric clothes, wooden button with painted composite legs and shoes. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1930 1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood, Paint, Composite. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Flaking of paint of head and boots. DIMENSIONS H 23 in. W 9 in. D 4. 5 in.