http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com I have been collecting historic taxidermy for over 30 years and have only ever bought, never sold, with the inevitable consequence that I have now run out of space. It is time now to make some room for new purchases and so I am offering here a few cases f... http://www.articlealley.com/article_515603_32.html 11th April 2008 I have been collecting historic taxidermy for over 30 years and have only ever bought, never sold, with the inevitable consequence that I have now run out of space. It is time now to make some room for new purchases and so I am offering here a few cases f... http://www.articlealley.com/article_515598_105.html 11th April 2008 The art of taxidermy as practiced at Wards was very simple by any standards, yet typical of the era. To stuff an animal the skin would first be treated with salt, alum and arsenical soap, the bones wired and wrapped and put back inside the legs, and once ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_513218_22.html 09th April 2008 The History of Arsenic, favoured by Victorian Taxidermists Arsenic and arsenic compounds have had a long and Janus-type interaction with humanity; on the one hand they have been extensively utilized, but on the other hand their poisonous properties hav... http://www.articlealley.com/article_507958_50.html 03rd April 2008 We have just completed a review of Major European Bird Collections. This was partly due to the term "value" being attributed to cases of birds either by certain artists and their rarity in terms of availability. This term has always intrigued, given the f... http://www.articlealley.com/article_502041_22.html 01st April 2008 The art of taxidermy today remains very much alive, although gone are the days of every town having its own taxidermist. Today's exponents, however, still use the same basic techniques as their forbears. The oldest existing specimen is said to be a rhinoc... http://www.articlealley.com/article_501808_22.html 01st April 2008 During this period collecting and mounting of both taxidermy birds and animals was undertaken on a commercial scale. Routinely specimens were collected from the wild in a random fashion. Birds, chicks and eggs were taken for scientific purposes and arrang... http://www.articlealley.com/article_501740_22.html 01st April 2008 Interesting article published by "The Times" recounting an expidition by a Victorian Taxidermist C.E.Akerley . “Kneeling on the leopard’s stomach and holding the forelegs apart with his elbows, the gasping taxidermist loosened his grip on the animal... http://www.articlealley.com/article_501735_22.html 01st April 2008 Big Game Hunter and Friend of the "taxidermy" Ward Family Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), traveller and sportsman, was born on 8 June 1921 in London. He was educated at a private school at Rottingdean, at the College School, Gloucester, and private... http://www.articlealley.com/article_501732_22.html 01st April 2008 Victorian Taxidermy's birth THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION The Great Exhibition of the Works and Industry of All Nations opened in London on 1st May, 1851. Approximately 100,000 objects were on display to the public from 14000 exhibitors, half of them B... http://www.articlealley.com/article_501726_22.html 01st April 2008 Heath Hen Tympanuchus cupido cupido The heath hen, a subspecies of the prairie chicken, was once found in the eastern United States. Before the American Revolution, it was common from Maine to Virginia. As the human population increased, the heath he... http://www.articlealley.com/article_501723_1.html 01st April 2008 Arab Courier Attacked by Lions is the most dynamic and best-known piece of taxidermy ever created by French naturalist and taxidermist Jules Verreaux. Verreaux designed this extraordinary exhibit for the Paris Exposition of 1867, where it was awarded a go... http://www.articlealley.com/article_501721_22.html 01st April 2008 How to value Taxidermy Many schools of thought abound in relation to this subject. Mostly there appears to be the focus on taxidermy as a means to earning profit. Given in our opinion the dealers days are numbered with the advent of taxidermists pro... http://www.articlealley.com/article_166852_22.html 30th May 2007 This company is perhaps the finest exponent of taxidermied fish certainly in Europe. They pioneered the use of materials and techniques that in the main are still in use today, if you wish to have a fish prepared and not just a cast replica. The company i... http://www.articlealley.com/article_155237_22.html 03rd May 2007 British explorer and hunter, was born in London on the 31st of December 1851, and was educated at Rugby and in Germany. His love for natural history led to the resolve to study the ways of wild animals in their native haunts. Going to South Africa when he... http://www.articlealley.com/article_149336_22.html 18th April 2007 Fergus Mentieth Ogilvie 1861-1918 Virtually all the birds collected were obtained between 1879-1914, from Suffolk and Scotland. Suffolk being part of the family home and surrounding area and also the family home located in Barcaldine, near Loch Ceran... http://www.articlealley.com/article_142401_22.html 30th March 2007 The museum has fine collection of mounted specimens from the Victorian era, with cases and mounts by Rowland Ward, Spicer and T.E Gunn. The most significant and spectacular collection is the Ogilvie Collection of mounted British birds formed by Fergus Men... http://www.articlealley.com/article_133297_22.html 01st March 2007 TIGER IN BOW STREET POLICE COURT AS HUMAN REMAINS. During my residence in Little Russell Street, Covent Garden, I received a dead, full-grown tiger, from a menagerie. Being anxious to preserve the skeleton as well as the skin, I had the whole of the fl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_131769_22.html 22nd February 2007 I am starting with a skinned bird. This particular bird will be using a cast head and feet, therefore I have altered the normal skinning process slightly. To begin with, I skinned ventrally... then the customer decided he wanted artifical cast feet.. so..... http://www.articlealley.com/article_122135_22.html 22nd January 2007 Caddo was first seen by Europeans in the 16th century, but substantial development would only begin with invention of the steamboat and US annexation of both Louisiana and Texas in the 19th century. The cities of Port Caddo, Swanson's Landing and Jefferso... http://www.articlealley.com/article_119203_105.html 11th January 2007 Taxidermy forgeries Forgeries can range from the technically excellent, where you "cannot see the join", to moronic attempts to deceive. Monetary gain appears to be driving this type of activity, so no surprise there really. The frequency of forging atte... http://www.articlealley.com/article_113900_32.html 22nd December 2006 When to restore and when not to restore?. This is the question that is often posed and seldom answered these days. So many cases seemingly beyond repair now are being split / dismantled and turning up on internet auction sites. It would appear that the... http://www.articlealley.com/article_113374_32.html 19th December 2006 William Borrer, Naturalist William Borrer was born at Barrow Hill, Henfield, West Sussex on January 18th 1814. He inherited a love of natural history from his father the noted botanist William Borrer senior, friend of Sir Joesph Banks and William Hooke... http://www.articlealley.com/article_112248_105.html 15th December 2006 During this period collecting and mounting of both taxidermy birds and animals was undertaken on a commercial scale. Routinely specimens were collected from the wild in a random fashion. Birds, chicks and eggs were taken for scientific purposes and arrang... http://www.articlealley.com/article_112246_22.html 15th December 2006 We get asked to recommend Taxidermy Resources by our friends, if you don't find what your looking for then please feel free to contact us. If you also wish to link to us then your taxidermy information shall only be placed in the appropriate class. P... http://www.articlealley.com/article_112241_32.html 15th December 2006 First British Museum The first museum in Britain, the Ashmole Museum, began as a cabinet of curiosities donated to the University of Oxford in 1677 by Elias Ashmole. This cabinet comprised of a collection of rare and curios items that Ashmole had rec... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111993_22.html 13th December 2006 The first principle governing the art is that, after the specimen has been procured, in as fresh and clean a state as may be, it should have the skin stripped from the body in such a manner as not to disturb the scales if a fish or a reptile, the feathers... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111743_105.html 13th December 2006 Countdown to Extinction. Today's Position and Events By the end of the century one in 10 species of birds in the world will be extinct and a further 15 per cent will be on the brink, according to one of the largest studies of avian biodiversity. It is ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111740_32.html 13th December 2006 The Scottish Wildcat In Scotland the wildcat became extinct in the Lothians before 1800 and by 1830 it was absent from almost the whole of the south of Scotland and from Nairn, Moray and Banff. In Dumfries and Galloway, the last wildcat was killed at... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111739_105.html 13th December 2006 New Zealand Huia Extinction of the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) in 1907 was a tragic loss to New Zealand's ancient native avifauna. It serves as a reminder of the importance of bird protection. While today we are astounded by the ruthless hunting of h... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111738_105.html 13th December 2006 Pratt & Sons from Brighton West Sussex were perhaps the most prolific and best known Victorian taxidermists in this region. The company was begun by John and Henry Pratt around 1852 and continued until 1952. Perhaps the most auspicious project that broug... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111732_22.html 13th December 2006 This page follows extensive research with various entities, namely, The Natural History Museum, The Booth Museum in Brighton, Rentokill and numerous PhD Entomologists here in the UK. This is our interpretation of those discussions solely and you are free ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111445_22.html 12th December 2006 General observation relating to taxidermy preservation When considering “restoration” of Victorian item of natural history the best attitude to adopt has to be “less is more”. Many times we have witnessed cases that have been virtually re-create... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111439_22.html 12th December 2006 This is an article prior to the disposal of the collection by Bonhams, a few years agao. The emtire collection wass disbanded and sent to all corners of the globe. However we have created a web page which contains most of Potters work. Thanks to the ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111386_22.html 12th December 2006 Squirrels playing cards, kittens taking tea and bunnies learning their ABC will be among the extraordinary and intriguing lots to be sold when international fine art auctioneers Bonhams sell the contents of Mr Potter’s Museum of Curiosities in Cornwall ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111385_105.html 12th December 2006 Collectors very frequently acquire specialized knowledge about their collections. To understand how this works, one would have to be a collector or to understand the collector mentality. Most collectors do not collect just to possess the items in their co... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111264_22.html 11th December 2006 Collectors very frequently acquire specialized knowledge about their collections. To understand how this works, one would have to be a collector or to understand the collector mentality. Most collectors do not collect just to possess the items in their co... http://www.articlealley.com/article_110949_32.html 08th December 2006 We get asked to recommend Bird Taxidermists in the UK and America. This craftsman produces modern egg creations, given that it is now illeagal to collect birds eggs from the wild and also to sell Victorian taxidermy cases that contain real eggs. Therefore... http://www.articlealley.com/article_110947_32.html 08th December 2006 The Museum was established by Major Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton, who spent forty years exploring Africa and Asia and collecting in the UK. Once he'd run out of room in the house, he built a 'Pavilion' alongside. This was opened to family and friends... http://www.articlealley.com/article_109906_32.html 04th December 2006 We get asked to recommend Bird Taxidermists in the UK and America. This taxidermist produces modern creations utlising many of the design features and case building techniques created by the Victorian Taxidermists. This taxidermy art form has changed litt... http://www.articlealley.com/article_109739_22.html 04th December 2006 Taxidermy Collectors and Collections We are in contact with many serious collectors globally sharing both knowledge and experiences of taxidermy colecting and regulations that govern this trade, I was on the path of becoming a serious collector myself (f... http://www.articlealley.com/article_108914_32.html 29th November 2006 The Victorian Taxidermist, Murray of Carnforth The business of Murray was established in 1872 by Henry Murray working from premises in Scotland Road, Carnforth and continued with his son Albert Jamesuntil Albert retired in 1961. Murray’s work was of ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_108913_32.html 29th November 2006 To understand the Ward's influence on Victorian Taxidermy in many Countries you first have to understand where Henry Ward got his inspiration from. That inspiration came in the form of John James Audubon. Audubon was born in the French colony of Santo ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_108404_32.html 27th November 2006 The business of Murray was established in 1872 by Henry Murray working from premises in Scotland Road, Carnforth and continued with his son Albert Jamesuntil Albert retired in 1961. Murray’s work was of the highest quality renowned for their picture fra... http://www.articlealley.com/article_108055_32.html 24th November 2006 Thomas Richard Jefferies & Sons King Street Carmarthen, Wales Very little is known about this company of taxidermists. It is understood that Jefferies of they were initially master carvers and guilders and moved to Wales from London and operated from ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_107910_32.html 23rd November 2006 General observation relating to taxidermy preservation If you posses taxidermy, that has been handed down the generation or are just starting out collecting taxidermy. Firstly welcome to this interesting and diverse world of collecting. From our experi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_107836_32.html 22nd November 2006 George Bristowe of St Leonards 1870-1947 George Bristow of St Leonards. This man it is understood taught ET Booth the art of taxidermy and it is further understood stuffed some of the birds that now form part of the Booth Collection in Brighton. Brist... http://www.articlealley.com/article_107834_22.html 22nd November 2006 William Borrer, Naturalist William Borrer was born at Barrow Hill, Henfield, West Sussex on January 18th 1814. He inherited a love of natural history from his father the noted botanist William Borrer senior, friend of Sir Joesph Banks and William Hooke... http://www.articlealley.com/article_107833_22.html 22nd November 2006 Hutchings Family It would appear that James Hutchings began working as a taxidermist in Aberystwyth in the 1860s. His sons, James (Fred), George and Walter and daughter (Poppy), followed him in the taxidermy trade and the firm continued until 1942. The... http://www.articlealley.com/article_107832_105.html 22nd November 2006 A.S Hutchinson of Derby It would appear that This company began business around 1870's. The company was one of the most prolific taxidermist firms in Britain and their work is considered to be of a very high standard. Although British birds features in... http://www.articlealley.com/article_107831_32.html 22nd November 2006