Name/Title
"DERMA SURGERY"Entry/Object ID
2000.157.1.1Description
Color: Black; Gold; Red
"Derma Surgery," issued by H. S. Eckels and Co., ca. 1915. The 317-page catalog has a red hard cover with a black ornate border on the front. On the top is the title in gold, and on the bottom right corner is a square within which are the words, "WITH / COMPLETE / CATALOGUE / OF / EMBALMERS' / SUPPLIES." To the left is the author's name and below this is a drawing of an open book next to a lit candle. Near the bottom left corner is, "A NEW SCIENCE A NEW ERA / A NEW BOOK." At the beginning is a Derma-Surgery index and a catalog index. Available for sale are a wide variety of supplies for the embalmer and funeral home including cosmetics; hypodermic sets; embalming chemicals and bottles; satchels; instrument cases; injecting pumps; needles; manicure and steel instruments; tubes and trocars; canopies, stretchers; and couches; casket covers; body baskets and cases; morgue tables, shelves, and cabinets; body supports; shipping envelopes; flower and music stands; artificial wreaths; display pedestals and casket trucks; candelabra and crucifixes; pillows; medic suits, gloves, and aprons; grave straps and lowering devices; grave linings and covers; and disinfectors. Also included are many articles about embalming covering such subjects as restoring crushed features; replacing eye lids and other parts; and treating drowned bodies. Many black and white photographs and illustrations are provided. With abrasions; dents; fading of the gold lettering; folds and tears on some pages; stains; and surface soiling, the object is in good condition overall.Lexicon
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Embalming, Burials, Artificial flowers, Candelabras, CrossesSearch Terms
Thee-dimensional, Catalogs, H. S. Eckels & Co., Funeral supplies industry, Undertakers and undertaking, Mortuary cosmetology, Postmortem plastic surgery, Coffin hardware