Posted 13 years ago
Vontrike
(107 items)
I posted a ad on Facebook that I was looking for creepy funeral home items and got a quick response from a lady who wanted to sell her casket. She had bought this 20 years ago and had had it displayed in her home. My kind of people. She had found it in a guys yard leaning against a tree. This is far from being a perfect casket as it's bottom is about gone, but it can be replaced. My wife and I got some strange looks as we traveled home with this fine burial basket atop her Oldsmobile.
What a great prop for Halloween this year!
Thanks, Esther110 and officialfuel,,,and maybe both AR8Jason,, Interesting thought. That's thinking outside the burial box.
That is sweet!
I don't think these were actually intended as "burial" baskets. I believe that they were used for the display of the body prior to actual burial in traditional casket.
It looks more presentable than a pine box.
Scott
Hi again Vontrike,
I was looking for a nice little basket for a red riding hood doll I am dressing, and came across this:
http://www.tias.com/11601/PictPage/3923786585.html
I thought you would like to browse their store.
Thanks Vestaswind and you are correct scottvez. I was also told that wicker was used to transport bodies on trains. Any thoughts ??
That's a great piece, I bet people are dyin to get in there!
Seriously though, these are pretty collectible. I saw child size one at the Flea this past weekend.
Actually by the late 1800s railroads DID have refrigerated cars-- these were used to transport perishable goods-- dressed meat, fruits, eggs, etc...
I don't know what the policy was for RR body transport.
Scott
Thanks everyone for the information and the web site. Also thanks for the like and loves.
Thanks. vintagemad.
Thanks for the love Carlomar.
Are you still on the hunt for strange funeral pieces?
Thanks kerry10456. Yes,, I am always, um,, digging up old funeral relics.
Thanks Hedgewalker once again.
Thank you bratjdd.
Thanks, northwestrelics and vetraio50.
Thanks BELLIN68
The railroad would transport bodies from WW2 and Korea is bags,and cardboard boxes, that were sealed up in pine shipping crates that hinged on the top with a loop-latch hook that tie- wire to stay latched and tamper proof. Shipping tags to the address were glued on the top and two sides. We just cleaned out an old funeral home that was 4 generations and been locked up since 1980. Found several of the shipping crates, cardboard boxes and bags with tags from that era.
Thanks packrat-place, and jimboothfinds. And thanks kerry10456 for the info. Sounds like my kind of clean out. Hope you found some treasures.
Lottza treasures, these people were in the true since of the word "Horders". There was a two homes and the parlor itself(2 stories and full basement) stacked to the ceilings with the interior doors taking off the hinges, with only paths thru-out.
I hope that the lingering spirits were not claustrophobic in there. I am a little envious of a treasure hunt like that. OK,, a lot. You gonna post ?
In Number 10 scottvez left one line out -- "NO PUN INTENDED":-)
Oh my! A used coffin, these are hard to come by! Love it!