Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Lot #443:

Nineteenth Century Mortician’s Embalming Table.

Nineteenth Century Mortician’s Embalming Table. New York: B.F. Gleason, ca. 1886. Folding wooden table with the manufacturer’s information and patent dates lettered with drilled holes to the surface, serving also for drainage and cooling. With head rest. Length approx. 78”.