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whirlcool
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Here in Houston not too far from me is a place called "The Funeral Museum". I have never been, but I heard it's really wild. From horse drawn hearses to double body caskets with glass tops for easy viewing.
I beleive this piece of memorabilia belongs in this place.
Places like this would give me nightmares. I have never been to it.
I beleive this piece of memorabilia belongs in this place.
Places like this would give me nightmares. I have never been to it.
The seller also has a brochure for the "deVille" motor hotel in NOLA i tried to take a peep at the 1950's cars, i think one is a Cadillac and earlier than 1959. Small tail fins. The lift for the funeral home prolly made some hard working peoples jobs easier. There is nothing harder to lift than a human, dead or alive. alr
Dear! How on earth
do you stumble into to these things!
do we to start worrying about you *LOL*
do you stumble into to these things!
do we to start worrying about you *LOL*
That Reminds Me, Care To Come To Tea Dear?
Nevermind the odd whiff around the house, we've had a terrible problem with the drains this year. Those noises coming from the basement? Oh it's nothing probably the boilers acting up again. While you are here would you mind going down to have a look?
*LOL*
Nevermind the odd whiff around the house, we've had a terrible problem with the drains this year. Those noises coming from the basement? Oh it's nothing probably the boilers acting up again. While you are here would you mind going down to have a look?
*LOL*
Laundress, dear
Would you be my Ghoulfriend?
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Would you be my Ghoulfriend?
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Why Sure Lawrence!
Come on down to the basement, have some nice things in the root cellar!
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Come on down to the basement, have some nice things in the root cellar!
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My dad sold hearses and ambulances (Miller-Meteor of St. Paul, MN) the last three years of his life. I'd travel with him occasionally during the summer, and consequently spent a fair amount of time at funeral homes in the tri-state area. Saw a number of devices similar to the one in the brochure. I will never, ever forget the smell of the body preparation rooms. Yeesh!
I suppose this device falls into the "something for the ghoul with everything" category, LOL.
Your oddest find yet, Launderess.
I suppose this device falls into the "something for the ghoul with everything" category, LOL.
Your oddest find yet, Launderess.
Don't believe it when
"they" say that diamonds are a ghoul's best friend!
L/Mb
"they" say that diamonds are a ghoul's best friend!
L/Mb
whirlcool
Well-known member
And did you know that there are "pack & ship" mortuaries too?
Long time ago we had a neighbor who ran one of these. He didn't have a funeral home. His "office" was in an office building. He was used when someone passed on and would not have a service in that town but needed to be shipped back home where the service would be held. So he'd pick up the body, embalm it and then take it to the airport or train station for shipment. And there are a ton or rules/laws to comply with on how the body is to be prepped for shipment.
I'm willing to bet that most people in the building where his office was located didn't even know what kind of business he was in.
Long time ago we had a neighbor who ran one of these. He didn't have a funeral home. His "office" was in an office building. He was used when someone passed on and would not have a service in that town but needed to be shipped back home where the service would be held. So he'd pick up the body, embalm it and then take it to the airport or train station for shipment. And there are a ton or rules/laws to comply with on how the body is to be prepped for shipment.
I'm willing to bet that most people in the building where his office was located didn't even know what kind of business he was in.
polkanut
Well-known member
My cousin is an embalmer for a funeral home chain in the St. Louis area, and boy does he have some stories. I'll have to send him this listing as I'm sure he'll find it very interesting. Thanks Launderess, I think?!?
Packing And Shippment
Of deceased persons has been around since the days of railroad travel (1930's or so) but has taken off (so to speak)now that jet air travel has made traveling long distances faster. The late James Dean travelled onboard a train that carried his deceased mother back to their hometown (IIRC) for burial. Each time the train stopped at a station or for water/coal he would leave the passenger section and go to where the casket was kept.
Modern embalming and for that matter sealed casket designs owe much to WWII and the military. Unlike WWI many families of fallen soliders did not wish their loved buried overseas, but wanted the bodies back "home". So while there are good numbers of military buried in France and all over Europe and so forth, a great many were returned back to the states soon as conditions allowed.
Ever wonder what a deceased looks like after ten or more years post internment?
*WARNING* Link contains some graphic and real photo's of exhumed bodies. May not be something one wishes to see before breakfast and or morning coffee, or for that matter if prone to nightmares.
Of deceased persons has been around since the days of railroad travel (1930's or so) but has taken off (so to speak)now that jet air travel has made traveling long distances faster. The late James Dean travelled onboard a train that carried his deceased mother back to their hometown (IIRC) for burial. Each time the train stopped at a station or for water/coal he would leave the passenger section and go to where the casket was kept.
Modern embalming and for that matter sealed casket designs owe much to WWII and the military. Unlike WWI many families of fallen soliders did not wish their loved buried overseas, but wanted the bodies back "home". So while there are good numbers of military buried in France and all over Europe and so forth, a great many were returned back to the states soon as conditions allowed.
Ever wonder what a deceased looks like after ten or more years post internment?
*WARNING* Link contains some graphic and real photo's of exhumed bodies. May not be something one wishes to see before breakfast and or morning coffee, or for that matter if prone to nightmares.
@ Launderess
I seem to recall (being an avid internet reader and aviation "buff"), that a deceased person travelled on a DC-10 back in its troublesome days (before they ironed out the minor issue of the cargo door not locking and decompressing the aircraft) was lost when a DC-10's cargo door blew out, before causing the aircraft to crash/emergency land (I think it was an American Airlines flight from Chicago).
The poor guy was cargo (in the coffin), and when the door blew, he was the first to go hurtling out the back.
I seem to recall (being an avid internet reader and aviation "buff"), that a deceased person travelled on a DC-10 back in its troublesome days (before they ironed out the minor issue of the cargo door not locking and decompressing the aircraft) was lost when a DC-10's cargo door blew out, before causing the aircraft to crash/emergency land (I think it was an American Airlines flight from Chicago).
The poor guy was cargo (in the coffin), and when the door blew, he was the first to go hurtling out the back.
... and now for something completely different...
www.menofmortuaries.org
They issued calendars for at least a couple of years, not sure if they are still doing that.
So as you said, Launderess, who knew?
www.menofmortuaries.org
They issued calendars for at least a couple of years, not sure if they are still doing that.
So as you said, Launderess, who knew?
laundromat
Well-known member
I think these are dead issues.
whirlcool
Well-known member
That AA flight out of DTW was a regular passenger flight. The plane did not crash but the pilots were able to return to the airport and land safely. The casket that fell out of the cargo hold landed in a farmer's field and when the farmer first found it he thought it was a doll.
When the cargo door let go, the floor of the cabin compressed down about 18 inches and crushed several hydraulic lines thereby disabling them. Fortunately one out of three backup systems remained working allowing the plane to land safely.
What was interesting about this incident is that McDonald-Douglas (builders of the DC10)knew that the door safety mechanism could be over rode with as little as 15lbs of pressure. So the rampers thought the door was shut when they used force on it to turn the locking handle. But they never looked in the sight glass to ensure the locking pins for the door were in place like they should have. A few months later a THY (Turkish Airlines) DC-10 did crash in Paris with 0 survivors due to the same exact thing. This time the floor damage was more severe and all three hydraulic lines were damaged so the pilot had no way to control the plane.
This was 20something years before United 232 in Iowa where an exploding engine severed all three hydraulic systems including the backups. It seems in DC type aircraft the main lines and the redundants are all routed through the same place in the fuselage where on Boeing aircraft all the systems take different routes through the fuselage.
When shipping a person by air, the casket is usually put in a cardboard box to prevent damage. You will notice that their is either a black line on the top of one end of the box or the word "Head". You are supposed to load the box with the line towards the front of the aircraft. Why? Because if you put them the other way they may leak embalming fluid through the holes in the skull.
I flew the -10 as we called it for about 10 years. It turned out to be a pilot's favorite after the 10 years or so it took the manufacturer to work all the kinks out of it. I liked flying it, but I flew it with respect and was always on the lookout in case it decided to bite one day.
And airlines have to give a name for the remains so it can go in the reservation system and to prevent passengers in the boarding area from knowing what you are talking about. It seems all the airlines use the name "Jim Wilson". So if you hear the gate agent talking to a ramper about "Jim Wilson", you know you have a stiff onboard. [this post was last edited: 9/18/2012-14:47]
When the cargo door let go, the floor of the cabin compressed down about 18 inches and crushed several hydraulic lines thereby disabling them. Fortunately one out of three backup systems remained working allowing the plane to land safely.
What was interesting about this incident is that McDonald-Douglas (builders of the DC10)knew that the door safety mechanism could be over rode with as little as 15lbs of pressure. So the rampers thought the door was shut when they used force on it to turn the locking handle. But they never looked in the sight glass to ensure the locking pins for the door were in place like they should have. A few months later a THY (Turkish Airlines) DC-10 did crash in Paris with 0 survivors due to the same exact thing. This time the floor damage was more severe and all three hydraulic lines were damaged so the pilot had no way to control the plane.
This was 20something years before United 232 in Iowa where an exploding engine severed all three hydraulic systems including the backups. It seems in DC type aircraft the main lines and the redundants are all routed through the same place in the fuselage where on Boeing aircraft all the systems take different routes through the fuselage.
When shipping a person by air, the casket is usually put in a cardboard box to prevent damage. You will notice that their is either a black line on the top of one end of the box or the word "Head". You are supposed to load the box with the line towards the front of the aircraft. Why? Because if you put them the other way they may leak embalming fluid through the holes in the skull.
I flew the -10 as we called it for about 10 years. It turned out to be a pilot's favorite after the 10 years or so it took the manufacturer to work all the kinks out of it. I liked flying it, but I flew it with respect and was always on the lookout in case it decided to bite one day.
And airlines have to give a name for the remains so it can go in the reservation system and to prevent passengers in the boarding area from knowing what you are talking about. It seems all the airlines use the name "Jim Wilson". So if you hear the gate agent talking to a ramper about "Jim Wilson", you know you have a stiff onboard. [this post was last edited: 9/18/2012-14:47]
The Funeral Museum
Stop by and rest a spell!
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Stop by and rest a spell!
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