In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the cast iron Fisk coffins of the mid-19th century, and the shockingly bizarre and disturbing proposals to electroplate dead bodies so that they may become golden, silver, brass or bronze statues that you could keep in your home forever.
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References:
https://katieisms.substack.com/p/the-true-history-behind-the-stunning-coffins-in-frankenstein
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-fisk-mummy-case
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplating
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-electroplating-corpses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Holmes_(mortician)
https://mthistoryrevealed.blogspot.com/2013/10/polishing-mothers-silverand-mother-too.html?m=1
“Explosion of a Metallic Coffin” - The New York Times, Nov. 6th, 1858.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-the-quest-to-preserve-lenins-body-helps-the-living
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/survival-of-rare-anglo-saxon-coffins/
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/who-was-lady-red-farm-mystery-lingers-over-woman-iron-coffin
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