Ken Spencer created a walking
figure just like Frank Marshall although Ken's walking system was a
lot more complex in design. This is an example of just that. The
head on this figure is exact to the final Figure used by the Great
Lester. His final Broadway Danny was a Ken Spencer figure.
This figure has Slot jaw, and one
eye is a rolling winker. The winker is a ring attached to string.
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About This Figure
I purchased this Ken Spencer
walking figure from the Bill Boley collection quite a number of
years ago just after Bill passed away. It came to me as Bill had him
in some very ratty clothing and the face had been repainted but not
detailed. He remained this way until yesterday when I decided to
give him his finishing touches and redress him. The end result is he
now looks they way Ken Spencer painted his figures and the new suit
I think looks great.
The blending of the face paint and the details were what took the
time. Ken Spencer painted the lines and eyelashes on his figures and
they were not the quality of work done by Marshall but were very
distinctive. If you look at the other Spencer figures in the
Ventriloquist Central Collection which are all original you will see
I captured Ken's style with this walking figure. I hope you agree
with me that he is now much nicer to look at!!