Poe would approve

My love for Edgar Allen Poe has recently resurfaced.  My dad used to read me his short stories before bed at a young age,  and i was hooked immediately.

I recently stumbled across Loved To Death, a website that sells morbid antiques and original taxidermied jewelry.  these muskrat beauties below are only $50. . . 

muskrat mandible earrings

gold wishbone earrings

Vintage German deer hoof hunting relic

 

Victorian mourning child pin

vintage photo of a little cross-eyed boy 

vintage child's prosthetic arm

Loved To Death reminded me of one of my favorite stores in San Francisco: Paxton Gate (located on Valencia in the Mission)  It's very 

They started as an eccentric gardening store but soon began carrying preserved insects and taxidermy.  The jewelry they sell is my favorite part. 

 

The last time i was there i got my farmer boyfriend a pair of the Tobisho Pruners.  They are made of white high-carbon steel in a process that is quite like how they make samurai swords!

i need to stock up on some of their animal skulls and bones next time