£20.00
This sign is the Resurrection Men At Work sign created by the Glasgow-based artist A Sign of Humour. It references the period of the body-snatchers, or resurrection men, who would steal the corpses of the recently deceased to sell to medical schools for dissection. This ended with the introduction of the Anatomy Act on the1st of August 1832, which made bodies more easily available through legitimate routes. This sign was originally erected opposite the Ramshorn Cemetery in Glasgow, where metal cages used to protect the bodies of the recently interred can still be seen. It is approximately the size of an A4 sheet of paper (210mm wide and 297mm tall) and is made of 1.5mm thick PVC.
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Resurrection Men At Work Sign (A4 PVC)
This sign is the Resurrection Men At Work sign created by the Glasgow-based artist A Sign of Humour. It references the period of the body-snatchers, or resurrection men, who would steal the corpses of the recently deceased to sell to medical schools for dissection. This ended with the introduction of the Anatomy Act on the1st of August 1832, which made bodies more easily available through legitimate routes. This sign was originally erected opposite the Ramshorn Cemetery in Glasgow, where metal cages used to protect the bodies of the recently interred can still be seen. It is approximately the size of an A4 sheet of paper (210mm wide and 297mm tall) and is made of 1.5mm thick PVC.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.2 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 30 × 23 × 0.5 cm |
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