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Art Deco Bronze Mortician Emblem 1933 Bronze funeral mortician emblem for Homer C. Platt Iowa dated 1933.
Crisp engraving and bold cross.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.
Size: 3" W
Manufacturer: Homer C. Platt IA.  

Miller Bean Funeral Home Thermometer Antique wood thermometer advertising Miller Bean Funeral Home Scranton Pa. Pennsylvania.
Established in 1870 this Undertaker offers private ambulance service.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.
Size: 12" X 3"
Manufacturer: Miller Bean Funeral Home Scranton Pa.  

J.B. Merrill Funeral Sewing Kit Antique metal sewing kit with brass thimble J.B. Merrill and Son, Home Furnishings, Funeral Service Holley New York.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.
Size: 2 1/4" H
Manufacturer: J.B. Merrill and Son Holley N.Y.  

Antique Headstone Monument Dohner Thermometer Cemetery Memorial marble and granite stone works John E. Dohner 623 N. 8th St. Reading Pennsylvania, large antique wood based thermometer.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.
Size: 12" x 3"
Manufacturer: John E. Dohner Marble, Granite Reading Pa.  

Great Depression Era Memorial Fan E.D. Lang 1934 E.D. Lang Company 1922 4th N.W. Canton Ohio Rock Of Ages antique hand fan.
Little girls points up to cheery sing perched birds.
Patent dates headstone maker to 1934 published by U.O. Colson Paris Ill.
Size: 11" x 8"
Manufacturer: U.O. Colson Paris Illinois  

Antique Undertaker Sign 1890 circa 3 diminsional card desk top sign or blotter for Furnishing Undertaker,
John W. Snook, Romulus New York.
Deeply embossed Deer antlers or Elk rack. This funeral mortician was a dealer in Furniture, Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines.
Late Victorian or early Edwardian sign marked Deponirt.
Size: 13" x 6"
Manufacturer: Deponirt N.Y.  

Martin Funeral Home Antique Brass Sewing Kit Antique brass emergency sewing kit with thimble, Martin Funeral Home.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.

Size: 2" L
Manufacturer: Martin Funeral Home  

New York Granite Tombstone Monument Tape Measure Antique Victorian celluloid tape measure New York Granite Co.
This memorial wholesale stone company was located at 1133 New York Broadway N.Y.
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Mausoleum, headstone and general grave stonework specialist.
Measure out to sixty inches, this antique advertising tape measure stretches to smoothly.
Made by Whitehead and Moab Co. Newark N.J.
Great Bob Vila tool for cemetery and coffin measurements.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.

Death, la Morte, the final frontier. Tear Drop Memories . Com is devoted to exploring the mysteries of mourning mementos. Fine funeral fancies, exit strategies and a myriad of vintage tangible aids to the grieving process abound. Rare cemetery memorial ornaments, antiquarian books and photographic images post mortem, and just plain bizarre mortuary collectibles grace our not so solemn web site. Delicate memento mori jewelry, celebrate past lives lost.

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Size: 1 3/4" W
Manufacturer: Whitehead and Moab Company Newark New Jersey  

Antique Wood Ruler Dohner's Cemetery Memorials A spooky way to measure up six inches, Dohner's Cemetery Memorials wooden ruler.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.

Size: 6"
Manufacturer: Dohner Cemetery Memorials 623 N. 8th St. Reading Pennsylvania  

Vintage Conestoga Memorial Park Thimble Old plastic or celluloid advertising cemetery thimble.
Conestoga Memorial Park, just sew you'll remember!
Near Pequea Creek Covered Bridge in Lancaster Pa.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem Antique Collection.

Size: Thimble
Manufacturer: Conestoga Memorial park  

Boyertown Burial Casket Company Measuring Tape Antique Boyertown Burial Casket Company Measuring Tape.
Solidly built and very heavy for size.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem antique and Funeral collectibles.
Size: 2" W Measures to 8
Manufacturer: Boyertown Burial Casket Company  

Long Funeral Home Tape Measure Vintage mortuary give away, Long Funeral Home.
James W. Long 11 Director 612 Main St. Red Hill Pa.
Made by Vernco.
Ex Richard Green Post Mortem antique and Funeral Home collectibles.
Size: 3" x 2" Measures to 6
Manufacturer: Long Funeral Home Red Hill Pennsylvania