On Christmas day my friends and I from our hearse club, Graveyard Maffia, opened an 1800's cast iron coffin. Article mentioned: www.atlasobscura.com/articles...
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@tomcusack8843 жыл бұрын
Are glass caskets ever going to become popular? Remains to be seen.
@HighlanderNorth13 жыл бұрын
That's hilarious! It's deserving of far more than 1 comment and 5 likes!
@willdwyer67823 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there.
@mattb19513 жыл бұрын
Hello anyone home wakey wakey
@Point221b3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Pure class!
@dlt2153 жыл бұрын
Actually they are used in Jamaica.
@kenernestnation3 жыл бұрын
Just released air from the 1800s
@markanthony99753 жыл бұрын
Just the way they sound, I don't think they're scientists and what a missed opportunity
@TacDyne3 жыл бұрын
The glass was floppy and loose. It wasn't sealed airtight.
@MsBizzyGurl3 жыл бұрын
Ew
@martyhargroder24813 жыл бұрын
Oh no
@Not_You_23 жыл бұрын
This appears to be a salesman's sample.
@RowanWarren782 жыл бұрын
Or for a child
@caroltenge5147Ай бұрын
Was the salesman inside?
@gaddyify2 жыл бұрын
The whole Victorian era is spooky.
@owlseye327133 жыл бұрын
Did none of the people complaining about opening the coffin notice that it was a windowed coffin? They could see that it was empty by looking in, and they bought it from a funeral home knowing that it was empty used for display model.
@katherinegilmour1813 жыл бұрын
I'd said that above your comment as it seems probable. Glad you mentioned the window- I didn't even notice that.
@madamvaudelune32983 жыл бұрын
The glass looks so dull though..and any contents might well have fallen apart orbjust crumbled to dust. Hard to tell; a coffin that old might well have been used at one time as good records are hard to keepbin times of yellow fever, typhoid, influenza, worse pandemics than we have now for sure.
@RghtBrnd Жыл бұрын
@@1973ThunderBirds wear headphones.
@RghtBrnd Жыл бұрын
@@1973ThunderBirds not talking about drowning anything out. Headphones so you don't wake your child with your loud laptop.
@timothyashworth71612 жыл бұрын
A construction crew came upon a similar casket in San Francisco while digging a few years back. A 3 yr. old girl from the 1850's was eventually identified, after being reburied. I believe she died from cholera. Great video, so glad I discovered your channel
@MrVi-qs3md2 жыл бұрын
Did she look normal or was the remains just skeleton
@timothyashworth71612 жыл бұрын
@@MrVi-qs3md From what I've read, she was amazingly well preserved. I didn't see a photo.
@arthurspontiacfieroblog2 жыл бұрын
you don't mean Rosalia Lombardo? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalia_Lombardo
@timothyashworth71612 жыл бұрын
@@arthurspontiacfieroblog No, that wasn't the child's name.
@mr.crowley51772 жыл бұрын
Edith Howard Cook is the name of the baby girl.
@kiracattan4624 Жыл бұрын
A suggestion for this: Restore it to it's original look and donate it to a museum or something like that. As there aren't that many many coffins like this, it would probably be an interesting exhibition piece. Also, next time you do another thing like this, let your viewers know that it hasn't been used. Would clear up a lot of people with Torches and Pitchforks. :D
@hollyerinn Жыл бұрын
I think my dad plans to at the very least coat it with a clear coat to stop the further deterioration. But he has no plans to sell it or gift it to any museum.
@jammzy295911 ай бұрын
Exactly
@thephilpott21948 ай бұрын
Cast iron is fairly stable, as long as it's not somewhere damp it'll be fine insofar as the metal is concerned. Clearcoat will impart a shine which probably isn't what you would want. It's a bit of a work of art, that coffin. @@hollyerinn
@fnersch33672 жыл бұрын
I would never use power tools to open an antique like this.
@fomorians2 жыл бұрын
ikr? especially one as apparently rare as this
@stevenrodriguez96552 жыл бұрын
Yeah I winced as soon as it transitioned from her talking to the power drill! A little lubricant and a lot of patience with a hand tool. Yikes.
@kartboarder22g172 жыл бұрын
@Mike Owczarzak totally agree they didn't use too powerful of an impact either. Your not gonna damage cast iron.
@johndunn42282 жыл бұрын
Next time they rob a grave try some WD-40
@sugamai2 жыл бұрын
@@johndunn4228 but they did
@PurityVendetta3 жыл бұрын
As someone who restores vintage machinery, mainly but not exclusively motorcycles I have to say... There's always one super stubborn screw, bolt or nut! My heart was in my mouth as the old guy was hitting it with the hammer as cast iron is so, so brittle. I was relieved when the heat was applied as it's the only way to loosen a rusted screw. What an amazing antique. I'd love to come across something like that!
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
we found it when we bought my hearse from a funeral home that was closing. keep an eye out in your area for similar closings, most folks that own the old homes are looking to sell off old pieces and would gladly give you a tour. we actually got a few really cool pieces from them when they closed.
@PurityVendetta3 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn I think there may be a lot more of these closures in the US due to the shear size of your country. We also have a business buying and selling industrial tools and machinery and have picked up some nice things from time to time. Some TV programmes here in the UK have made people think everything is very valuable. I'm doing a little job for a friend at the moment restoring a 100 year old cast iron electric fan. That coffin is just such a rare oddity, it's fab!!! 😊 I have to wonder if they exploded as the corpse decomposed. I think weird stuff like that 🤭
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
I'd definitely have to agree with you on that, there's at least 3 funeral homes within 4 blocks on my street. And that's just in the tiny town I'm living in. I'm sure the industry is rather different in the UK. I would love to see the fan you're working on, that sounds really cool!! The coffins definitely did explode! From the research I did, depending on if they filled them with gas, or how the body decomposed, there were several cases of them blowing up...which is just insane. I can't imagine the horror of being near one when that happened, or what it would have done to the grounds had it been buried. I think that's a big reason as to why they stopped using them.
@benewgillian68233 жыл бұрын
Looks more like copper to me , cast iron would be super heavy to lift .. Although i could be wrong ..
@hollyerinn Жыл бұрын
@@benewgillian6823 it's incredibly heavy! Despite it's size, it take 3 adults to carry it comfortably.
@2333jc3 жыл бұрын
That was a coffin used for people who died of yellow fever and other things, i would not opened with out the proper negative air chamber and gear. You really lucky
@Thinkoutsidethebox153 жыл бұрын
They said it was never used.
@kman27833 жыл бұрын
Lol, you obviously didn't listen very well, it wasn't used dude! More than likely it was a salesman model. 😎
@willdwyer67823 жыл бұрын
Without a host, variola viruses remain viable for 2 to 3 weeks at room temperature. Even if this coffin was used for the body of someone who died of smallpox, there wouldn't be anything contagious inside it.
@filipematias51273 жыл бұрын
Should BE restored and preserved
@Nesty93 жыл бұрын
on everything with screws theres always one that wont come out easy
@bradenanderson50873 жыл бұрын
That's because nobody uses a star pattern like they should 🤷♂️
@trappedsouth2123 жыл бұрын
This is a salesman coffin. Small enough to be transported and demonstrated. Probably why it is still above ground.
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Can you tell me any more about that? I've never heard of that.
@geargrinder62483 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn They were used by salesmen as samples to show the product to morticians, very much like how many funeral homes now will have a corner of several caskets on display to show trim and finishes etc. Back then most wakes and body preparation was done in the deceaseds home. So rather than hauling a full sized coffin around these were used to show product choices and once a coffin was chosen the full size one would be brought to the home.
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
@@geargrinder6248 neat! I'll definitely have to look into that!!
@marielaveau53213 жыл бұрын
That's probably true! Lots of products were made in miniature for that very reason. Stoves, and furniture, things like that. 👍
@trappedsouth2123 жыл бұрын
Any larger items were always made in miniature. I have seen all types of furniture that were salesmen samples, in miniature. I have seen miniature kitchen appliances as samples also. I don't believe any undertaker would have kept this in stock after paying for it and not used it. This is definitely a very very rare museum piece. In the 19th century many items both metal and lesser woods were hand painted to look like exotic wood. Usually Rosewood. Some very talented faux finishers back in them days.
@FacesoftheForgotten2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. Always have been intrigued with those Fisk coffins. Would be interesting to see that up close. Nice production!
@maritadalen72522 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing the link. This is beautiful.
@SOADfreakable2 жыл бұрын
It´s you! I like you!
@omfug85932 жыл бұрын
I want to build one for myself, the thought of rotting away frightens me
@silentforest71472 жыл бұрын
If I am not mistaken, they found that exact type in San Francisco a few years ago- it was in the news around 2016 or so. They were doing renovations of some sort and discovered it.
@FacesoftheForgotten2 жыл бұрын
@@silentforest7147 - this is true, a little blonde haired girl. Almost perfectly preserved, surreal
@chantalwalcott46713 жыл бұрын
In my country in the Caribbean, 33 years ago the same structure of iron cast structure was used to build coffins, the glass everything, only the materials as wood and cloth.
@cynthiacooper82882 жыл бұрын
I’m new, I’m enjoying this! Not so much to see a body because I’ve lost all my birth family, but to learn about the person because if there is a body, she or he is someone’s ancestor, maybe even me because I love genealogy! You all are great, thank so much for your kindness and respect in all ways! Now I’m going to finish watching this video
@Lilcountrylilhood2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful find.That painted wood grain is so beautiful.Thank you for sharing.
@kiskasweetybelle45033 жыл бұрын
This is very educational. I myself just heard of these types of coffins and found little about them. So Having a glimpse into the past by seeing a real one was so fascinating.
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
We're glad you enjoyed it!
@TheWaywardpilgrim2 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn very surprised to see a lining. Always assumed they were bare on the inside. Nice also, to see that someone was smart enough to save that broken handle.
@hollyerinn2 жыл бұрын
@@TheWaywardpilgrim that's what we were thinking! When my dad and I first moved it, we heard the rattle inside and were pleasantly surprised to find out that it was the missing handle! I think they're going to try and repair it eventually.
@melissacoulter39962 жыл бұрын
These are typically Fisk coffins. They sometimes have the glass at the top and the bottom. From videos I’ve seen on “Faces of the Forgotten” channel, the bodies look like it was yesterday even being buried over 100 years ago! Flowers look a day old, hair and skin look like it was just yesterday! It’s pretty amazing.
@mehchocolate12572 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn isn't this illegal
@1catbrains2 жыл бұрын
Penetrating oil first , crack screws loose by hand then use impact driver . All those original screws are buggered up now
@PeetzaPieAmore2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. Especially after banging on them with a hammer. Heat would have been the more plausible solution from the beginning...
@thepull-outking51232 жыл бұрын
You’ve got that right. “Penetrating”, not “Cutting” oil(one is for ‘penetrating’ things like rust and corrosion, and the other is for ‘cutting’ [screw]threads).
@carolinenorman88623 жыл бұрын
This belongs in a place where the world can see it . Beautifully made .
@lydiahubbell62783 жыл бұрын
It is, it's on KZfaq.
@scottrichards96743 жыл бұрын
Those were really big in the victorian era.
@kriscook24233 жыл бұрын
How wonderful someone put the cover and the broken handle in there! You can see the original color and what the handle originally looked like brand new. This would've been something I'd love to find and Christmas or not I'd have enjoyed and appreciated everything about it. Thanks for sharing.
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
That's what we were thinking. It's almost like it was a bit of a time capsule with the cover being in there. The difference in wear that showed the time between the two was incredible! Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@Babette19862 жыл бұрын
I think that these types of coffins had their day, they're interesting. I'm glad this one was empty.
@patricklamshear18062 жыл бұрын
Modern grave robbers in action. 💀💀💀💀
@loribarker1376 Жыл бұрын
Just like the one's that are taking the mummies for display.
@Dallas_K Жыл бұрын
Not quite. This was clearly a model that would have been used for selling these back then. Nobody was ever in it.
@shileyabar3204 Жыл бұрын
That's why they say you can't take it with you joker
@julierauthshaw85563 жыл бұрын
I actually saw another video about the Fiske coffin; the family had buried their beloved black maid and nanny in it after she passed from a badly contagious disease.the window was for viewing the deceased prior to burial, and not have the mourners exposed to the possibility of contagion.
@PHlophe2 жыл бұрын
Jules, so such thing as beloved Black maid during slavery. she was property. Humanizing slave owners is the real mockery here. We need to accept that horrors of that holocaust . There was no love AT ALL.
@crazydiamond45652 жыл бұрын
@@PHlophe You have drank the Kool aide. Stop trying to start a race argument here. There's enough of that on tv EVERYDAY!🥺🙄
@ethelrosesalto75422 жыл бұрын
Yes Already watch that video too exactly what you have said julie rauth shaw👍... it also tell that the casket is also expensive during that time...at KSC/Knowledge, science, culture Everyday vlog...
@TheWaywardpilgrim2 жыл бұрын
@@PHlophe - your ignorance is showing - stick to talking espresso.
@PHlophe2 жыл бұрын
@@TheWaywardpilgrim er.. this isn't gone with the wind, sweety . NO such thang as love when by Law you are a property and you WILL be passed down like heirloom. that is .
@loricarter23942 жыл бұрын
This is super interesting!! Thank you so much for this!! Love from Tennessee ❤️❤️
@LAVirgo673 жыл бұрын
A little girl was found almost intact after 100 years in San Francisco and she was buried in a similar coffin. Her coffin was discovered after a homeowner was having work done on their foundation.
@newzcutter3 жыл бұрын
I remember that case. They said she looked very well preserved.
@stephenm81003 жыл бұрын
Victorian era and before. If a family had a big property it was a common practice to bury family members at home in the yard. In my old neighborhood there was a street with a lot of old Victorian houses and some of them have graves in the backyard.
@newzcutter3 жыл бұрын
@@stephenm8100 Interesting and fascinating!
@blaiseducdaumont12802 жыл бұрын
@@stephenm8100 "bury"
@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын
Some of my cousins were burying garbage in the backyard and dug up human bones by mistake in the 40's or 50's. Someone said a hand had a ring on the ring finger. The police told them to stop digging.
@madcityobserver62942 жыл бұрын
This video brings back memories of Geraldo Rivera's anticlimactic TV broadcast of the opening of mobster Al Capone's treasure vault.
@ginnymiller2448 Жыл бұрын
Finally I found my tribe! You people are awesome! I am mechanical and also morbidly curious. This video was fascinating to watch. I laughed with y'all numerous times, then realized I haven't laughed all day. This just made my evening. You have a new fan, liked and subscribed. Keep up the good work!
@hollyerinn Жыл бұрын
thanks so much Ginny! I'm so happy our weirdness made you laugh and brightened your day!!! Glad to have you part of the fam
@steveoconnor70693 жыл бұрын
Amazingly well preserved.
@billstathakos2 жыл бұрын
I like how 1 wears a mask down to what 2 microns and the other is free wheeling it.
@paxrail3 жыл бұрын
This is obviously some sort of cremation coffin that can be used again and again. The glass window is so the face can be seen for the service before cremation. The wood cover could be replaced after the service for privacy until the burn and then is likely removed before the burn and goes with the coffin each time it is used. This is a perfect arrangement for someone small who may have been mauled or otherwise torn up that caused the death.
@broandsisparanormalies96862 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful antique!
@juliegogola46473 жыл бұрын
I had seen on Tv, that a "cast iron casket" had been found/dug up in a NEW YORK, when a new building was going to be built on that plot of land. At first, after the casket had been opened up, it had been a mystery as to WHO had been in the casket and WHY that Lady had been buried in the EXPENSIVE at the time "Cast iron casket". The Lady that was buried in that cast iron casket was a pretty YOUNG "African American" Lady. And, she had been employed by the company that made the "cast iron caskets', so, they had made sure that she had been buried in one the "cast iron caskets". And as I recall, she had died of an illness that NOT included any "suspicious" causes. BUT, what I REALLY recall is just HOW preserved her body was. IN fact, her corpse had been so well preserved that when her "cast iron casket" was first opened, they'd wondered IF she had only been dead a decade or 2, so, once the cops had found out who she was and when she had died, they'd been shocked. BUT, in the end, it was NOT a case of murder where somebody had killed her, and had buried her body in a surprise place. As I watch THIS video, I am sure that it is NOT about that coffin that was found in the ground in NY City, as they were digging a foundation for a new shyscraper in NY City. This gal seems to be referring to a whole OTHER coffin. I am going to watch this video to find out more about it.
@olgaochoa58923 жыл бұрын
The lady in red"was found in a casket like this , when some workers were digging up back yard, the said she was young and very pretty, but they still didnt know her story.
@chant2day2 жыл бұрын
The young African American woman found in NY died from smallpox. She was so well preserved they originally thought she was recently dead . She was found in Elmhurst which originally was Newtown where many newly freed African Americans lived. They figured out who she was through the census, reconstructed her face and she was given a meaningful funeral and returned by African Methodist Church.
@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын
The lady had smallpox, and the authorities sent samples to the CDC to make sure it wasn't still active. It wasn't.
@delanieowens21333 жыл бұрын
Opening a casket with such joy. That’s ghoulish. No respect.
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
it was very clearly empty
@kman27833 жыл бұрын
Please explain why it's ghoulish? To you maybe, not me! You're the one who has no respect. 😎
@nickiealley19953 жыл бұрын
It's a beautiful piece. Probably a show piece they couldn't sale because of broken parts.
@donnaruscher57132 жыл бұрын
The original finish was very nice. This was surely a different way to spend Christmas. Thanks for sharing!
@mygrammieis2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us this ..I. deaf so I'm not sure what you said but the older guy and also younger man seemed to show respect for the ancient Iron coffin sample..hope they spend some money on getting it restored
@amyjojinkerson67453 жыл бұрын
now that's one hell of a Christmas gift
@davidwood23872 жыл бұрын
In Millbury Massachusetts there is a museum on the 2 nd floor of old coffins and all the tools they used .at a funeral home .
@katherinegilmour1813 жыл бұрын
After all I've read on body decomposition after death, I now am realizing cremation isn't such a bad idea. Unbelievable horror, except the process of decomposition... is the truth. It's maddening to think about it. Whah...
@kaisakev44682 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful!!!!! Great piece of history that should be seen by everyone
@patriley51362 жыл бұрын
Is that all it looks like extra small child or an infant coffin.
@anderseriksen87263 жыл бұрын
Ok, here I am watching someone struggling to loosen a screw from a coffin⚰️I'm on the weird side of youtube again🤣Time to go to bed🛌😴
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
hahaha I will gladly take that as a compliment.
@blazethealaskanmalamute46333 жыл бұрын
Love the ride! I learned how to drive in a 1968 Cadillac Hearse, silver on the outside, red leather in the front & red velvet in the back. We would take it camping cause a twin bed fits perfectly in the back!
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
thank you!! that sounds like a gorgeous car! my friends have Cadillac hearse, they're a married couple, it's fun to see them out together with them. I've been planning on taking mine out for a trip eventually once it gets a little warmer. my dad, who also has a hearse, got me a blow-up mattress that fits perfectly in the back.
@blazethealaskanmalamute46333 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn the coffin opening was awesome too! I love antique stuff! Thanks for sharing!
@johncarll24712 жыл бұрын
Imagine all the dead people ben in there creepy no way ud catch me sleeping in there .from john from maine penobscot county
@blazethealaskanmalamute46332 жыл бұрын
@@johncarll2471 🤣 well as a young child that grew up in “the bush” aka small villages in Alaska, I didn’t think about it in a morbid way! It was a camping vehicle 😉
@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын
The owner of a funeral home gave a friend of his an unwanted removal car. It was an 86 Caprice Classic Chevy wagon. The friend's daughter was about 10 and refused to ride in it for months!
@spongebobsqueeze Жыл бұрын
That is an absolutely beautiful coffin. Surprisingly like the makers of everything else, there is no pride in workmanship any more.
@hollyerinn Жыл бұрын
agreed!!!
@gregorymartin64882 жыл бұрын
In the mid/late 19th Century cast iron was seen as a wonder material to make just about anything, much the same way as aluminum and chrome was a 100 years later. Iron was used to make middle price range black mantle clocks which was cheaper than black slate or marble and better quality than one made of black painted wood...
@theyellyone98522 жыл бұрын
I saw several of these in a stone mausoleum in the Laurel Grove cemetery in Savannah. The door of the crypt moved so I pushed it open out of curiosity and saw coffins along the walls and more stacked in the center, so the place was full. There was a baby coffin with the glass window and through it you could see dried flowers and a skull with a baby bonnet and blonde hair. There were windows on some of the coffins on the side shelves where you could see the skulls. A year or two later I took some friends there to show them and upon opening the door, (the name on it was "Groover") there was a skull sitting on top of the baby coffin where someone had pilfered through the coffins and taken out a skull and propped it up. That was very creepy. I took I picture that I have somewhere.
@ghastlyhaynes2 жыл бұрын
Would like to see that
@DaiSenshiMounir2 жыл бұрын
Bump
@ucitymetalhead2 жыл бұрын
That's really interesting.
@melissacoulter39962 жыл бұрын
It’s really odd that there were skulls and bones meaning the bodies had decomposed because with the Fisk coffins they didn’t actually decompose because they were air tight. Sounds like maybe these had been opened or something before you saw them since it doesn’t make sense that all the ones you saw in there were bones. Typically when viewing them, you can research it and read how even the flowers still look like they were put in that day. The people have rosy cheeks and their clothes look new even though these were 100 years old.
@sisterspooky Жыл бұрын
@@melissacoulter3996 - I think it depended on the undertaker, TBH. Air tight doesn’t _stop_ decomposition, it just makes for interesting remains. The bacteria in the gut, unchecked by the immune system, goes wild and the body starts breaking down the tissues. You’d need an anti microbial substance to _stop_ decomposition (in the classic sense). The airtight containers have been known to rupture due to the gasses being released during decomposition. That’s why they’ve now given them ‘gaskets’ to release those gasses. Most everything in the funeral industry is a gimmick. They’ve had some people interred in those Fisk coffins that have not decomposed as a normal body would, but they’re the exception. The rest of them? Nature _will_ take its due course.
@withoutlimitsbudgets2 жыл бұрын
The first time I’ve ever heard about the Fisk coffin was when they brought a little girl up in California that had accidentally been forgotten in a cemetery where they moved bodies from that cemetery to another one she was a very young girl from I believe it was the 1860s or 1870s when they had the I believe it was a flood when a dam had broken. When they brought the little girls body back to the surface she was in a Fisk coffin she had blonde curly hair and she looked like she was a sleeping baby her body looked to be in nearly perfect condition. These coffins are amazing for the fact is they are so irritated that the progression of deterioration of the body is so super slow. If they bring these types of coffins back there won’t be any more issues with coffins having bodily fluid leakage or other leakages they won’t be a need to have any kind of burp tape system to the coffin or drainage tubes and things like that. Many times you hear horror stories of peoples coffins exploding or rupturing or whatever and or leaking when you’re either in the ground or in a mausoleum things like that. I would love to have a Fisk coffin when I pass away and have it in a mausoleum hopefully I’ll be able to have this option in the future
@jamesseaman2950 Жыл бұрын
That little girl was identified as Edith Cook. A fascinating story. I believe a construction crew found her buried under the floor of a family's garage and the family was forced to keep her in the backyard for a few weeks because of legal red tape. The girl couldn't be legally reburied because she had already been legally buried.
@withoutlimitsbudgets Жыл бұрын
@@jamesseaman2950 thank you for this information. Do you know if she was ever reburied at a cemetery or were they able to find more parents are very dumb and reburied her?
@withoutlimitsbudgets Жыл бұрын
@@jamesseaman2950 thank you so much using that name I looked her up and was able to read all about her. This is absolutely amazing! I am so glad they were able to find a descendent from her and were able to give Edith Cooke her name! I read all about her family just now, and I also read about the history and why she passed away! I appreciate you letting me know this information.
@melissasmith31342 жыл бұрын
Very fascinating! Thanks for sharing! It's beautiful!
@alisongriffin3373 жыл бұрын
OMG....I’ve just found your channel, I was completely hooked. Definitely pressed the subscribe button.
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
Hooray, thank you! Glad to have you around ❤
@laurenceoconnor64993 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn I used to live in Allegheny County 19 years ago.
@lindawalters18363 жыл бұрын
I love old stuff. The older the better! Glad I stumbled on your site.
@MysticalMe1313 жыл бұрын
Just watched your video. And This was The Best Ever.
@suwanneekid26163 жыл бұрын
You can dig them up and they are preserved.That little girl in California is the main one.Also look into Clark dome vaults.
@andreacombs92423 жыл бұрын
The 2yr old in San Francisco. They found living relatives of hers
@OHOWUNEEDIT3 жыл бұрын
@@andreacombs9242 Huh. Where?
@andreacombs92423 жыл бұрын
@@OHOWUNEEDIT there was a little girl found under a basement of a house in San Francisco. Apparen saqtly her coffin somehow was left behind when an entire cemetery was moved. She died in late 1800's. She was found perfectly preserved in one of these iron coffins
@andreacombs92423 жыл бұрын
@@OHOWUNEEDIT I'm from Sacramento it was big news about 6yrs ago??
@OHOWUNEEDIT3 жыл бұрын
@@andreacombs9242 holy moly. I did hear something about a girls coffin being found. I did not know they found family. Thanks
@lt.ripley15902 жыл бұрын
The anticipation was something else. It's like you're almost there! Great stuff, they are so creepy. I love VIctoriana but I have a lot of it around me living in the UK. Some of my worst nightmares were about Victorian times. Creepy and Gothic and steam punk before steam punk. I'm an old punk and love this type of thing but I still find it nightmare inducing the Fisk coffin. Clever in a way and would have helped contain disease and reduce the amount of space etc. but there is something almost torture chamber to them. They belong in Medieval times really. Great video.
@juliegogola46473 жыл бұрын
MY first impression of the coffin was "how TINY it is". And then, it looks like it has a clear glass "window" on the top of it, BUT, nobody seems to have mentioned it at all. They are just spraying some "white Lithium" onto the body of the casket where the metal bolts had been, likely to help open up the casket. At the end of the video, we see that this coffin is empty, an has never been used before. THEN they show a cast iron COVER that fits OVER the glass window of the coffin. It is an interesting video.
@user-od6tx9ny3o11 ай бұрын
There's an old cemetery, very near me, that my father tended to back in the 1950's. The place is located near a very steep hill that runs to the river. Dad said that he remember a flood that started washing away some on the hill and how he saw some caskets floating but some went straight down in because they were the iron type. He said that he and some other workers tried to reach out with long hooked poles, into the river, to grab/drag some of the caskets back but the caskets just crumbled away. I bet if I magnet fished there today I'd probably hit on one of those iron Fisk caskets.
@hollyerinn6 ай бұрын
that's intense!! woah!
@kimberlybates62613 жыл бұрын
Hope you are going to restore it. My friend told me back in the day only wealthier families could afford coffins of metal.
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
my dad plans to and we'll be making more videos on it in the future :)
@Kitty-mb4hy3 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn That's cool! You have a new subscriber now 🙂
@kennethflores933 жыл бұрын
In Queens NY a woman was was interred in a iron coffin was unearthed when the local utilities were digging and doing repairs. This was about 2 years ago and from what was said she passed due to small pox and the crazier part was she was in such an extreme preserved state that she appeared to be buried recently rather than the 1870s
@christinewhitfeld79393 жыл бұрын
I am so glad this coffin was empty because the lack of any shred of respect being shown during the opening was appalling.
@brandielee79713 жыл бұрын
It very likely wouldn't have been for sale if there were human remains inside.
@ElCid483 жыл бұрын
@@brandielee7971 Well, you never know. We're living in very strange times.
@raymondcaruso5073 жыл бұрын
Totally agree.
@patrickolaughlin60273 жыл бұрын
If you notice there is glass on the top that they could wipe clean to see what's inside. They already knew there wasn't a body inside.
@b.mayo973 жыл бұрын
Maybe they knew
@GypsieT172 жыл бұрын
I would have thought it was to heavy to carry 😕 restoration on this would be nice, wonder if it was well seasoned back in the day 😁 Should have used viniger on the screws!! Beautiful 💕
@Swoop187OG1872 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with people, who buys a coffin anyway? if there's a body in there wouldn't that be kinda morbid and presumably illegal? smh
@ViveSemelBeneVivere Жыл бұрын
Infant and child mortality was very high in the Victorian era, I read somewhere it was a 50% chance of living or dying within the first year. Death didn't discriminate about poverty or wealth - everyone was exposed to all kinds of diseases that are extinct or curable today.
@hollyerinn Жыл бұрын
very true.
@honeybee43803 жыл бұрын
My grandma died when I was eight I'm 10 now and I'm still sad about it
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that, dear. My gram died when I was 7, so I can relate. It took me a really long time to not feel sad. It's difficult to lose someone, you've just got to keep going and appreciate the family that you still have and hold onto the memories of her that bring you joy.
@honeybee43803 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn well I can't relate to you really cuz I never met my other grandma as much as I do my other I live farther away from my other Grandma so I never got to see her that much the only chance I got to see her was when I was 2 years old
@yoogiu3 жыл бұрын
@@honeybee4380 I’m very sorry for your loss. I understand how painful it can be, your grandma loves you very very much and will forever be with you. She wouldn’t want you to feel sad, hug your family and tell them you love them.
@paulgrimm78423 жыл бұрын
He’s still near you
@judythompson4793 жыл бұрын
My grandma's still alive and she's damn well today in her 70s. I'm 12 years old in the year 2021.
@jasonbrown72582 жыл бұрын
Never fails it's always that one last Bolt....
@Jc-m1a12 жыл бұрын
need panther piss aka atf, marvel mystery oil and acetone works great
@eileenstehr76802 жыл бұрын
What a Christmas gift! Truley Fascinating! Thankyou for Sharing!!!
@donnahobson92634 жыл бұрын
Great find. The handles are beautiful and I agree that the face cover is "Super sick!" How did they make iron look like wood? Did it have any dates on it or manufacturer name?
@hollyerinn4 жыл бұрын
as far as we've been able to tell, there aren't any markings on the coffin to let us know when or where it was made. But, my dad thinks the wood grain was hand painted using something like enamel. You can tell that a lot of care and detail went into this thing.
@warlockborn10313 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn Probably Lacquer thinned with linseed oil and sprayed with a few layers of shades of brown. A squeegee with a irregular pattern was then drawn through the paint and manipulated to make the pattern before the paint dried
@lastwolflord3 жыл бұрын
Held up pretty well. Wonder how many centuries could go by before it really started to fall apart. Assuming it's not buried in a desert of course. Would last a extremely long time if it was.
@clarencejones79163 жыл бұрын
no way they would abandon a corpse like that it probably was a salesman sample
@thickgirlsneedlove21903 жыл бұрын
Actually you never know someone would
@owlseye327133 жыл бұрын
Over the years several closed funeral homes have been found to have remains that have not been properly cared for. Body storage is not cheap or easy to do for the long term. Not everyone is ready when the time comes.
@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo3 жыл бұрын
it is NOT a salesman sample. It is a childs coffin as anyone with half a brain can clearly see. Salesman samples are much smaller. they are like 5 inches. if which many could be carried around in a briefcase.
@clarencejones79162 жыл бұрын
@@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo I was repeating what I heard there are both mobile and sales floor versions if you want to be a deuce 🤨🖕
@billbright17552 жыл бұрын
They made no bones about it. Those came with an iron clad guarantee. And with the window you could check in from time to time on the dearly departed.
@johngalt82792 жыл бұрын
Actually, with that window, the dearly departed could check on you.
@DavidSmith-sb2ix2 жыл бұрын
Lead coffins were used long before the 1800s. Metal tombstones were also popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are some in a cemetery a few blocks from my house.
@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын
Never heard of a metal tombstone before!
@fadoodle91513 жыл бұрын
This is the ultimate Unboxing video
@aliekatsmom2 жыл бұрын
A child coffin. Such a beautiful finish 🙏
@BillyAlabama3 жыл бұрын
Do you have to season the coffin before using it, like you have to do with cast iron skillets?
@Allbbrz3 жыл бұрын
LOL, good one !
@ogquiria34692 жыл бұрын
Not funny @Billy In Alabama
@S730SD2 жыл бұрын
There hasn't been any user feedback suggesting that. :)
@thepull-outking51232 жыл бұрын
🤔...🤣
@MossieLeZurche2 жыл бұрын
😭😂😂
@arob3123 жыл бұрын
This is historically amazing and its a very unique peice and anyone loving the macabre and oddities of the world will love this well done
@tammystoa39463 жыл бұрын
"Bats of a feather"..☠🥰🕸
@kennysherrill65422 жыл бұрын
A very interesting artifact, you have a very unique piece there and I hope you can display it where others can study it. I do Restorations on many old things and I'm glad you got some oil on those bolts, if had of destroyed them you can't go to the hard ware store for more. Find someone who can restore the handle, it can be welded by someone who knows their stuff. Faces of the Forgotten sent me here so I may check out your channel more.👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸❤
@jimdavenport44842 жыл бұрын
Cast iron is very difficult if not impossible to weld because of the high carbon content
@TJS33 жыл бұрын
Jeez, that noise is going to wake the dead!
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
imagine being there in person! lol!
@littlesister34772 жыл бұрын
If you got even a cheap set of hubcaps for that Hearse it would really scream.
@deefitzgerald29063 жыл бұрын
As CREPPY this is ....It was fun to watch you guy’s opening it.....
@1961crosley2 жыл бұрын
That’s an amazing find! I’m jealous!!
@hilltopmachineworks21313 жыл бұрын
Very cool. As a metal worker I can appreciate the craftsmanship that went into making that.
@negan6299 Жыл бұрын
Ummm it’s cast lol. I mean I guess casting iron may have been more difficult in it’s time but today, casting iron is one of the simplest forms of metal work.
@ZAV19442 жыл бұрын
I believe this is a later model of the Fisk style burial case, the first ones were cast in a way that resembled a shrouded corpse and had a more mummy like appearance.
@livinglife83333 жыл бұрын
I think those coffins were beautiful and unique.
@taxidude3 жыл бұрын
Why people use power tools on old fixtures is beyond me!! I hear the bolts stripping! Hand tools and a little heat to loosen first! OMG, now he's hammering the thread!
@paxrail3 жыл бұрын
It was hard to watch these amateurs abusing the bolts.
@yogibeer93193 жыл бұрын
At first I thought it was the Tall Man pulling up to get me at the beginning! 👻 Awesome Video!
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
definitely not tall man, just a 5'3" short little woman in a hearse lol but thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!
@michellethornton42973 жыл бұрын
Omg lol I wouldn't like to meet the tall man
@Rebel96683 жыл бұрын
How tall is he? I'm 6'8" myself....but I don't drive a hearse.
@TiaMargarita3 жыл бұрын
PHANTASM! One of my fav. Horror B movie!
@robblack3163 жыл бұрын
"BOY!!!!!!!"
@mrmusiclover41783 жыл бұрын
That coffin belongs in a museum.
@gaynorhorsefield89863 жыл бұрын
That was very interesting and exciting. I was waiting with baited breath to see what was inside.. A little disappointing but brilliant. Thanks for that.
@openthedoor63393 жыл бұрын
Same
@MrMiniman433 жыл бұрын
this guy has got no respect what so ever, the way he mocks the dead {6:34/20:01}
@sweetcheeks893 жыл бұрын
If you work with the dead and not a investigator you have to be light hearted about it. Otherwise you could not handle it. It would stay with you and destroy you. Go watch crime scene cleaners.
@Greymalkin-3 жыл бұрын
@@sweetcheeks89 except that these people are extremely unprofessional as well as disrespectful.
@mauzki-3 жыл бұрын
tbf most morticans have this sense of humour
@sweetcheeks893 жыл бұрын
@@Greymalkin- professional about what exactly?? They bought an empty casket. That they know is empty because there is a little window on the front of it. Not to mention you would feel something in it moving around when carrying it. They are inside their property and thought they would share the video of opening it. People get offended about everything these days. You know who doesn't get offended? Dead people. Like Elsa said. Let it go.
@Greymalkin-3 жыл бұрын
@@sweetcheeks89 I wasn't offended. As a historian I just object to the ham-fisted way they tried to open the damn thing like they haven't heard of penetrating oil. No, they just whack at it until it was like watching the Dawn of Man scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey. As custodians of an interesting and fairly rare object in good condition, they should try to preserve it as best they can.
@cajun21972 жыл бұрын
No casket or coffin can prevent putifaction as it starts within the body itself, not needing outside sources. They still sell caskets today claiming to be well sealed to so protect the decedent but it's an unnecessary and expensive choice. Not to mention a sealed casket can actually explode due to a buildup of trapped gases from decomp. Not a wise choice.
@saraho58462 жыл бұрын
So excited while watching this! Always loosen rusty bolts by hand first. PB blaster it, loosen a little then tighten a little back and forth by hand. I’d never use an impact on old rusty bolts not till you break it loose first. Also tapping with hammer after applying pb blaster helps. If none of that works torch it! ♥️
@cierakitty2 жыл бұрын
In 2005 there was an old wooden window coffin (very stained inside, decayed lining etc.) for sell on E-bay. I wanted it...however the man that I was with (who also loved antiques) said....."No way in this house." Anyway it sold for well over $900.00. What would I have done with it ?? Not sure. He was already a bit upset with me for winning the bid at storage unit auction of a beautiful brass urn. (They forgot to inform bidders there were ashes inside). No info..nothing. Man, woman, child...we never found out anything. Whoever they were, they sat on a large bookcase, guess they were happy. About 3 years later the man I was with died and I hired movers.....when unloading the urn was not there. Over 600 miles only to be told "We don't transport the dead in any shape or form". I have always wondered what happened to it. The real estate man said he never saw the urn in the house.
@johncarll24712 жыл бұрын
That is weird the ern just disappeared..this story intregs me any more info did u ever find the earn ?from john from Maine penobscot county
@bonitobonita92632 жыл бұрын
They might lose or broke it so they made it as an excuse for insurance. Too sad for it’s lost. But not your fault
@cierakitty2 жыл бұрын
@@johncarll2471 No, there was no information from the movers or the real estate people about the urn....hope whoever has it has took care of it considering the contents.
@mrmonstermunch39252 жыл бұрын
I don't blame them!
@adelerodriguez2432 Жыл бұрын
Some things are not meant to be.
@attilladacook34053 жыл бұрын
The cloth on the inside of the coffin is meant to be lifted over the sides as a decorative covering for the coffin for viewing
@lorenengland40793 жыл бұрын
Opening the window might be a time saver
@jro77413 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful Fisk Casket. 💙
@seansolo71433 жыл бұрын
"Smallpox in a small box." A+
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
fricken thank you! I don't think anyone laughed at that.
@scottrichards96743 жыл бұрын
Indeed I wouldn't have taken the chance , it was educational and creepy
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
@@johnpatterson4272 everyone deals with heavy topics in their own way, mine just happens to be humor. Yours happens to be insults I'm noticing. But truthfully, I don't honestly care what you think of me or my joke. I thought it was hysterical.
@nancymills18842 жыл бұрын
As ‘deathling’ who hung around a Victorian funeral home, so much is fascinating about Victorian funerals. I was going to mention a touch of W-D 40 before beginning would be a good idea since this was in a basement. Also a blast of heat can cause the rust to loosen. Just in case you need to do this again.
@richsmith77692 жыл бұрын
WD-40 is a good degreaser, but horrible as a lubricant. 'lubricates' for a short time, but removes potentially protective Ohio from metal surfaces. Did tests at GM, and defense contractor to verify. A good penetrating oil would be better.
@ETGamez32 жыл бұрын
this is so amezing :D I am tbh jelly that you got such a beautiful unused coffin and so old as well. Beautiful thank you for sharing
@hollyerinn2 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!! :)
@ETGamez32 жыл бұрын
@@hollyerinn you are most welcome ^_^
@coinslotsandjoysticks25722 жыл бұрын
I used to live beside a very old funeral home and the owner gave me 3 of those but they are bigger. I still have em all and have never opened them. They were unused and been in the basement for decades he told me
@TBaker-dx1vc3 жыл бұрын
I hope you restore this!
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
My dad definitely has plans to. Hopefully we'll be able to film some of it.
@BBQNBLUES3 жыл бұрын
Girl.... Get some hubcaps on that Beautiful Hearse !
@hollyerinn3 жыл бұрын
they were just in the back, my dad took them off for some reason i can't remember. but i still have all four, don't worry!
@phillipwiersema27512 жыл бұрын
You could see that once he cleaned that window cover at the very end, that little coffin certainly would of been a real show piece in its day.
@samanthamatuszak12013 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful!
@donnakawana3 жыл бұрын
Wow now that's amazing that will clean up really nicely. U even have the pattern for the fabric inside... Really cool!!
@paulonorato75013 жыл бұрын
Now you can buy it for $ 16,000.
@donnakawana3 жыл бұрын
If I had 16,000. First I'd stare at it in total disbelief.... Then I'd thank god for my good fortune... Then I'd find a place for me an my son to live cuz we r homeless... Good luck I'm sure there are ppl who will spend $$..