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The business was originally established on February 4th 1902, when Clarence A. Reynolds and Amasa L. Taylor opened the doors at 33 Main Street in downtown Lockport. Amasa L. Taylor asked Mr. Reynolds to go into the furniture and undertaking business with him, calling the business Taylor & Reynolds furniture and undertaking.
- Early America
- The Mid-1800S to Early 1900s
- The Funeral Industry Today
During the 20th century, early American families are entirely in charge of organizing funerals by taking care of their own dead. They make funeral preparations, from dressing up the body and setting it for display. Most of the time, women within the community handle these preparations. The term “undertaker” began when furniture makers took the resp...
Funeral customs began changing during the Civil War. Although embalming dates back to ancient Egypt, Americans learned to preserve the bodies of dead soldiers to bring them home for burial. As embalming became common, undertaking became an actual profession in the form of morticians and funeral directors. The casket-making industry developed when u...
Currently, the funeral industry has become even more competitive, along with the rise of alternative funeral service providers. These businesses market their services as a cheaper alternative to traditional funeral homes. These providers function as funeral directors, but they also specialize in no-frills services, such as cremation or graveside se...
21 hours ago · Katie HarbisonCourtesy of Katie Harbison. Paper Source. “My favorite part of the design process is the drawing and rendering stage. It is when the foundations of the project are built and the ...
The business was originally established on February 4th 1902, when Clarence A. Reynolds and Amasa L. Taylor opened the doors at 33 Main Street in downtown Lockport. Amasa L. Taylor asked Mr. Reynolds to go into the furniture and undertaking business with him, calling the business Taylor & Reynolds furniture and undertaking.
Mar 7, 2017 · Furniture and Undertaking. I guess it makes sense to combine the two professions. If you’ve got the wood and tools to make coffins, why not build a couple of cabinets when business is slow, right? I mean, there’s a lot of time between cyclone season and flu season in Ypsilanti. Might as well do something constructive.
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