A Wonderful c.1910 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘Willy’ sub-Antiques Love tokens themselves started in

Love tokens themselves started in around the 15th century with bent and engraved coins the most popular form but wider examples range from precious gold posy rings to pieces of furniture carved with lovers’ initials and often dates of their betrothal or birth of their offspring

A due to the fact that many farmers were isolated from the local towns and couldn’t rely on the communal weathervanes located on the church roof or Town Hall

After 11 potential life-saving operations it was his favourite seafood that killed him

exclaiming ‘Its Thrilling’ painted on a sunshine yellow ground with ruby red border

A Wonderful c.1910 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘Willy’ sub-Antiques Love tokens themselves started inOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: The Estate of Fred Crone Esq. Date: c. 1900 15 Length: 31 inches Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 9 inches (all approximate) The early twentieth century male drop jaw vent figure of high build quality, stage name Willy, in original condition, with several operating mechanisms to animate the drop jaw, eyes and eyelids in a classic and evocative black suit, the head of dark hair and the body