Vintage Mortician’s Cooling Table Divination Tools Acherontia lachesis in a 6x6"

Acherontia lachesis in a 6x6" black frame with white background

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Vintage Mortician’s Cooling Table Divination Tools Acherontia lachesis in a 6x6"Cooling tables are wooden platforms on which a dead body would be temporarily stored and prepared for a funeral. Ice was placed beneath it to keep the body chilled, slowing the decomposition process. It could also be used to display the body for a viewing if the casket was not delivered in time. This cooling table folds up and has a handle, making it portable for morticians on house calls! Measures 1' 11" x 6' 3".