An account of the acquisition of a vintage casket.
"M. V. Wright Funeral Director" operated from a small carriage house in Troy, Virginia in the 1920s.
A good friend preparing the building for demolition found a few artifacts.
This sign hung in front of the carriage house.
The nameplates are all that remain from the old horse-drawn hearse.
And in the rafters was a pine casket. Apparently a deluxe model with a black fabric exterior finish and fully upholstered interior (with straw padding). This casket is mentioned in a 1966 article about Mr. Wright, copied below.
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