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When we did our road drip of the USA last summer we had a one night stop over at a hotel in Arkansas which was holding a taxidermy convention. We were in the lift going down and when it stopped at each floor somebody would get in carrying a stuffed animal. Weirdest thing I ever saw.
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When we did our road drip of the USA last summer we had a one night stop over at a hotel in Arkansas which was holding a taxidermy convention. We were in the lift going down and when it stopped at each floor somebody would get in carrying a stuffed animal. Weirdest thing I ever saw.
Imagine how they felt, who was going down on who!
"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
I think taxidermy was particularly popular in Victorian times. As a kid I visited my Great Grandmothers house, the normal way of entering was via a side door that led into a small living room. From the living room was a small hallway that led into a larger entrance hall where the front door was although it was a tad strange as the front door only led on to a largish field. This entrance hall had many weird and wonderful large glass domes that had various birds and small creatures that were stuffed. My Great Grandmother was quite a small lady and wore mainly black clothes, this was probably due to the passing of my Great Grandfather who I never knew. As with Victoria when Albert died.
I inherited a stuffed / display-cased fish (a Tench I think) that my Grandpa had caught, probably 50-60years ago.
It's not the kind of thing that really 'works' in a modern family home, I don't want to get rid of it for the sentimental aspects though, so it lives on a shelf in the garage. Apparently it's pretty-saleable and reasonably valuable (a few hundred quid).
My uncle had a couple of pet monkeys that unfortunately died within days of each other. He decided to have them stuffed. The taxidermist asked f he'd like them mounted and he said no, shaking hands will do.
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