tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post3169190736646995861..comments2024-02-11T12:15:45.272-06:00Comments on Neato Coolville: OLD-TIMEY COFFIN PATENTSTodd Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16400377734350011046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-77571743018120955372014-01-06T21:13:30.055-06:002014-01-06T21:13:30.055-06:00The seventh picture (date 12/22/1891)seems to be i...The seventh picture (date 12/22/1891)seems to be illustrating the option to pull a chord if you wake up underground. I believe this is where the term "dead ringer" originated. That was a real option back then as they didn't have all the answer to conditions that caused a person to be in a coma, but knew some did revive. They tied a string around the hand of the supposed dead and attached it to a bell on a post above ground.<br />BettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-55785255555047059252013-10-26T17:47:41.129-05:002013-10-26T17:47:41.129-05:00#5 looks like a Pool table.Would look great in a G...#5 looks like a Pool table.Would look great in a Goth bachelor pad.#9 is just plain wrong,(Sit In Peace?Really?)although the inventor probably argued it would use up less space and make for less crowded cemetaries.As for #7,I want to crack wise about it,but I can't.Accidentally burying living people was a very common thing back then.I just couldn't see the average person being able to afford this luxury(That hopefully wouldn't actually be used.Briannoreply@blogger.com