In part two of this two-part episode, Martha Thayer (@funeralhistory on Instagram), Ben, and Mel marvel at the thoughtfulness of historical embalmer August Renouard. Did you know that casket-lowering devices and butter churns were invented by the same person? It's true! Tune in to find out more. 

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1942/11/07/the-first-embalmer

https://thebottomdrawerbook.com.au/2019/02/14/%F0%9F%8D%B6-from-butter-to-caskets-the-inventor-who-safely-lowered-coffins-into-graves%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F/#:~:text=Not%20only%20did%20Albert%20Richardson,still%20used%20in%20cemeteries%20today.

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