8/30/10

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  1. Anonymous8/30/2010

    I wonder how many kids choked on those things over the years?

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  2. N Jay aka Jungle Jay8/30/2010

    Must honestly say I do not remember those. Can you be more explicit? What did they do, I would feel uncomfortable with that in my mouth, I think.

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  3. Clinton Detweiler8/30/2010

    Also know as a "Swiss Bird Warbler" - someone likely still sells them. They can be used for whistles and such sounds but CANNOT be used to produce words.

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  4. William C. Duff8/30/2010

    Curious what it looked like, but if it is invisible, it probably cant be photographed, do you own one Mr.D. Curious if any kids did swollow one, if so I bet they couldnt sing like a canary, The guy in the cartoon looks as if he is swollowing it, Look at his eyes, seriously, it would be interesting to learn more, thanks, Bill

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  5. Bob Conrad8/30/2010

    I remember the ads, never owned one. Kind of like the swazzle that the "Punch and Judy" performers used for Mr Punch's voice. I also remember the Maher Vent Studio ads in Popular Mechanics Magazine, and the catalogs I sent away for a life time ago.

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  6. Anonymous8/30/2010

    Some guy told me about this few weeks ago. He was elderly I assmumed he was confusing it with some whistle. He told me all they sent was a plasitc circle with no instructions.

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  7. William C. Duff8/30/2010

    I am in the process of trying to buy some If I get them I will donate some for your prize Giveaway, I hope that is OK. thanks for the information. Bill

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  8. Clinton Detweiler8/30/2010

    At one time I had nearly a gross of the "Swiss Bird Warblers" - tossed them all out. I've never met a true ventriloquist who used one...well, maybe one or two. Thanks but no thanks.

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  9. Philip Grecian8/31/2010

    The one I sent away for was advertised in the backs of comic books with the guy carrying the trunk past the little boy...who was making voices come out of it.
    There was a little booklet, too.
    The company that sold such things was "Honor House." Not much honor, though. I ordered quite a few disappointing things from them.
    The thing itself was useless. As I recall, it was a capsule-sized metal whistle thing you were supposed to put in your mouth. As you say, Clinton, it was useless for anything except making whistle sounds. Disappointed (and grateful not to have swallowed the dang thing), I put it in the sock drawer, where it rested for years and then, apparently, dissolved...or something.

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  10. Anonymous8/31/2010

    As Bob Conrad said, Punch workers use this type of thing to make that high pitched shriek Punch makes, but other than that, they are TOTALLY useless to a vent! I HAD one of the "throw your voice" "gimmicks", & it did the same thing. Truly not worth the effort of obtaining one unless, like I say, you want to do a punch act, or have some reason to make an annoying high pitched squeel in your act. W.S.

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