Sunday, October 10, 2010

The Casket

Why settle for an ordinary pine box?


Casket made from Banana Sheaves





Glass Casket with a 3 person casket in the background


Why not Pimp Your casket?


Or enjoy your casket now in the form of a couch?


For more info check out these sites -
National Museum of Funeral History
Coffin Couches

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Jeanne!

Being a Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice, I can REALLY appreciate these caskets! Where I was formerly employed, we had a beautiful flat-top, wood inlaid casket that would be a beautiful coffee table! But, unfortunately, I couldn't convince the owners to come down on the lovely price of $25,000! Oh well!

Tara
The Digital Looking Glass

ptrmom said...

I have driven by this museum many times but never stopped in. Seems I'm always on the way to somewhere else. It's only a 30 minute drive though, perhaps some day I'll stop.

The Artful Gypsy aka Wendy the Very Good Witch said...

Hmmmm....me thinks a giant tennis shoe coffin is a bit extreme...ha! If I were going to go that direction with a coffin styled like a representing object for myself....I think I'd have to make mine a giant Pumpkin! :o)

deb said...

I am a huge fan of the Amazing race and this past week one of their challenges was to deliver coffins like these,,they are very cool.

Coach Z said...

Caskets are almost as expensive as cars! Funny thing... they do not transport the departed to where they want to go!

The Lazy Peacock said...

these are so cool! i saw the amazing race episode with the caskets, too. thanks for sharing them!!

Rue said...

Umm...I don't really even know what to say...

Actually - I do like the idea of the banana leaves - very environmentally friendly!

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Is the three-person casket for deceaseds who were in a menage a trois?