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09th November 2010

London Hotels near Quirky Museums

Consequently, you needn't be wanting at your observe all the time and questioning when the party is going to appear to an finish. Sometimes, just when you have received your self in the party mood you will discover yourself being rushed out as it is time ...

03rd June 2010

'Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel' by Yann Martel

'Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel' by Yann Martel is the brilliant and potent journey that takes you into the world of survivors who know what it is to live a life in the face of evil. The narrator of the book is a novelist named Henry who is going through wr...

03rd March 2010

Original Penguin Clothing - Quiet, Cool Sophistication

Original Penguin is one of those brands that will always be associated with certain times, places & people: the retro styles of 1950s America; American legends like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Arnold Palmer and Clint Eastwood. To wear Original Penguin is ...

25th January 2010

Visiting the Florida Everglades: Bass Fishing

Most anglers agree that bass fishing in the Everglades is a unique and captivating experience. Many people visit this unique environment expecting the stereotypical swamplands of old black and white movies; what they find is one of the country's most extr...

15th October 2009

Santa Claus is a Woman

I think Santa Claus is a woman….I hate to be the one to defy sacred myth, but I believe he’s a she. Think about it. Christmas is a big, organized, warm, fuzzy, nurturing social deal, and I have a tough time believing a guy could possibly pull...

27th March 2009

Maximize Your Tax Breaks: Five Easy Tips

What's the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? Humorist Mark Twain says, "The taxidermist only takes your skin!" That's the opinion of many Americans. Indeed, ridiculously high tax bills seem prevalent. Thankfully, tax breaks give you le...

02nd December 2008

British Historical Taxidermy Specialists

The purpose of this article is to provide an invaluable insight into the UK's leading specialists in British Historical Taxidermy.There are clubs who are interested in this subject and keen collectors throughout the UK. Perhaps the most prolific and certa...

17th August 2008

Preparing for the Taxidermist

Taxidermy, from the Greek for "arrangement of the skin", is essentially the art of mounting and reproducing dead animals for display purposes. It is a controversial element of life that has long been popular, but with new philosophies springing forth out ...

27th April 2008

Fishing Notebooks: Give the Gift of Memories

When your husband is a devoted fisherman, you get used to sharing him with his favorite pastime. You know how to make space on the wall for the record-setting fish he wants mounted. You're on a first-name basis with the local taxidermist, and you've got h...

11th April 2008

British Historical Taxidermy. www.Historical-taxidermy.co.uk

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...

11th April 2008

British Historic Taxidermy Specialists .www.Historical-taxidermy.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...

09th April 2008

British Historic Taxidermy Specialists. www.Historical-taxidermy.com

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 ...

01st April 2008

Value of British Historic Taxidermy.www.Historical-taxidermy.com

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...

01st April 2008

Akerley.www.Historical-Taxidermy.com

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's t...

09th May 2007

Goals Are Necessary (Part 1)

Anything you do in life you need to achieve goals. It doesn't matter if you want to be a meat cutter, long distance runner, taxidermist or anything in life. It doesn't matter if you work for another company or work for yourself you still have to have g...

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