DEATH CASKETS 22 Photographs of caskets offered for sale by the Miller Casket

Description: [DEATH] [CASKETS] 22 Photographs of caskets offered for sale by the Miller Casket Company, with attendant price list, cloth interior sample, and housed in original carrying folder Author: Miller Casket Co Title: [DEATH] [CASKETS] 22 Photographs of caskets offered for sale by the Miller Casket Company, with attendant price list, cloth interior sample, and housed in original carrying folder Publication: Scranton, PA: Miller Casket Company, 1926 Description: 22 black-and-white or sepia photographs, ranging in size from about 6" x 13" to 8" x 14". Each photograph bears detailed writing on the verso describing the model specifications and other details. Photographs are uniformly curled on the sides, and rounded at the corners, but apart from a few minor corner creases, in very good condition overall. Attendant price list (30pp.), has a few pencil corrections (likely done by the company), and a short tear to the front wrap. A lone cloth sample measuring about 8" x 11" and with the label "Steel Doe" is also present (wrinkled, but otherwise well-preserved). The black cloth folder which housed these materials is still present, though appears to be missing a top, which would have had a clasp to close the folder. What remains is mildly edgeworn and soiled, but still presentable. Very good. A fantastic group of professional photographs which show in clear detail the varying caskets offered by this Pennsylvania company. Some images depict the caskets open, with ornate interiors, while others are closed. This sample kit would have been used by a traveling salesman, most likely offering his services to funeral homes and morgues in his territory. A nice group of items, which, when taken altogether, give a sense of the business associated with death in the United States, a touchy subject which was critiqued--really skewered--in good faith and with sharp wit by Jessica Mitford in her book "The American Way of Death," which investigated the sales tactics used by funereal and mortuary services to (as she saw it) extract wealth from grieving families. Seller ID: 9483 Subject: DeathCleveland Book Company Lakewood, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer's feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 999 USD

Location: Lakewood, Ohio

End Time: 2024-05-03T13:45:52.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD