Antique Victorian Medical Skeleton

Really superb antique Victorian articulated medical skeleton.  Mr Boney is really an outstanding antique skeleton with wonderful patina to his bones.  He is a full-height (approx. 5 feet 5 inch) Victorian man - very hard to find as most old medical skeletons tend to be from Asia or India and are much shorter.  With an un-cut calvarium and really elegant long finger bones, Mr Boney is a real Victorian gentleman.  He does have a few flaws, such as a cracked rib and two missing teeth, but overall you will be hard pressed to find another skeleton with the presence that Mr Boney has.  He started out his afterlife career as an Odd Fellows skeleton and was discovered in a dusty old basement in San Francisco with several other Odd Fellows skeletons, all in their original coffins.  I have since sold Mr Boney's coffin (purported to be haunted!), so Mr Boney is now looking for a new resting place - perhaps at your house?

I have posted Mr Boney for sale on my website here

I have had a hard time deciding whether to part with Mr Boney or not, but it is time for him to move on to other adventures.

Mr Boney is a wonderfully quiet housemate.

With a face anyone would love.

Better snap him up quick before he expires!

Sneak Peak Oddities: San Francisco on the Science Channel

Loved to Death in San Francisco and The Columbarium

On a recent trip to San Francisco with my sister Barbara, we had fun visiting all the macabre places we could find.  Of course a stop in "Loved to Death" in the Haight Ashbury section of town was on our list!

I saw an promo ad on the Science Channel last night whilst watching Oddities and Loved to Death is going to have a new show!  Called Oddities San Francisco, it is by the same producers as the original Oddities show.  Can't wait to see it!

The shop doesn't allow you to take any photos of the inside, but I did snap a few shots of the amazing old building it is in.

 

 They have a gallery in the upstairs part with really great, goth-style art.

 A blue velvet coffin in the window!

Next, we went to see the Columbarium - a very spooky place!  It was originally the Odd Fellows Columbarium and used to be surrounded by acres and acres of graves, which were later dug up and moved.

Barbara and I loved the Coumbarium and were given a tour by the caretaker, Emmitt Watson.  Emmitt told us amazing stories about the history of the place and the resident ghosts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The place had a great vibe and Emmitt was playing some lovely jazz music.  A nice place to take a long eternal rest.

San Francisco was great!

Evil Clowns

Not a lot of things scare me that much anymore, but one thing that still has the power to send shivers down my spine is an evil clown.  I have sold several disturbing clown dolls in the past and couldn't wait to take them down to the booth to get them out of my house : - )

There is even a word for the fear of clowns, Coulrophobia.  And fueling the fire is that creepy urban legend about the clown and the babysitter ...

Clowns Like Babysitters, I Guess (by Mythbusters)

A teen female was babysitting for a wealthy family with a very large house, location - Newport Beach, California.  The parents planned on dinner out and a late movie. Wanting to ease the babysitter's concerns about being in such a large house, the father directs that the babysitter use a certain TV room after putting the kids to bed, so she can hear the kids easily should they awaken before the parents' return.

After the parents leave, the babysitter visits with the children, and they all share a nice supper that was prepared ahead of time by the kids' mother. Afterward, the babysitter spends time with the kids doing various activities before their bedtime. Nothing is amiss and all are having a pretty good time and enjoying each other.

After the babysitter puts the kids to bed, she goes downstairs to the room mentioned by the father of the household. She understands that this is the best room to be in so that she can hear the children should they stir in their sleep and need her to come and comfort them, but she is bothered by the clown statue in the corner of the room. To her, it is very unnerving!

She tries to ignore the clown statue and watches a little television, but finally, her nerves get the better of her and she dials the father's cell number. She knows she shouldn't disturb the couple she is babysitting for, but under the circumstance, she felt it best to phone and ask permission to go against the prior directions to stay in the father's room of choice. Perhaps he would be able to suggest a similarly convenient place in the home for listening for noise from the children. Of course, she also wouldn't want to get in trouble for directly disobeying, either.

When the father answers his cell phone, the babysitter asks, "Would it be alright with you if I find a different place in the house to sit - or if I go read quietly with the little lamp in one of the kids' rooms while I wait for you to get home?"

When the father asks if it might not be better for her to just read from the TV room, she admits, "I know this sounds very silly, but I'd rather read upstairs and don't mind not watching TV until you get home because this big clown statue in the tv room is really creepy!"

Immediately, the father says, "Go upstairs, get the kids - quickly - " and he outlines a quick route through the large house to the back door. "Go directly to the neighbor's house - phone me once you're there - go do this now!"

Alarmed, the babysitter asks, "Wow, what's going on?" The father just repeats, "Go now, follow my instructions exactly - go!"  The babysitter does exactly as instructed, and once she gets the kids to the neighbor's house, she calls the father back. "What was all that about" the babysitter asked.

"We do not own any kind of clown statue!" the father replied. "I have already phoned the police and they are on their way over to the house...you stay put with the kids - we are on our way to meet you at the neighbors."

And there was even a movie made with a bit of that killer clown urban legend in it, "Amusement."

 

You know that all this talk about evil clowns is leading to something!

We're talking old creepy carnival here ... huge evil carnival clowns!  I found the most amazing pair of hand-painted vintage carnival signs - huge scary clown faces!

Each clown sign comes in two pieces and with those two pieces put together the clown face measures a whopping eight feet across and eight feet tall!

They would make the perfect art statement for a wall in your house.  Or maybe two walls, because each one is so big!

Hand-painted on plywood, they have aged quite nicely out in the elements and even have a bit of green moss on their edges.

These evil clown faces are extremely rare - where would you ever find another pair?

Available at Pandora's Parlor here.