A rare Leonard Insull papier-mâché ventriloquist boy puppet, with rocking brown painted side glancing eyes, remains of brown mohair wig, characterful face with brown painted eyebrows and prominent ears, two trigger mechanisms working top and bottom lips revealing two rows of teeth, papier-mâché body with cloth arms and legs, papier-mâché hands and black lace up shoes with original blue socks, a blue striped shirt and dungarees both with CC41 Utility labels —45in. (114cm.) high (rubbed nose, wig a little sparse and clothing dirty) - Leonard Insull (1883–1974) was Britain's leading ventriloquial figure maker of the twentieth century. Born in Wolverhampton, Insull trained as a joiner before entering show business as a magician, "Hinsle, the Comedy Illusionist". He worked with his son, also Leonard, to construct ventriloquist's dummies until his son's death in 1957. His noted figures include Lord Charles for Ray Alan and Archie Andrews for Peter Brough.