“St. Dennistoun Mortuary,” a truly creepy (but kind of awesome, right?) coin-operated automaton dating from around 1900 is going up for auction June 2, 2012 at 10:00am on Skinner.

“St. Dennistoun Mortuary” Coin-Operated Automaton, attributed to John Dennison, c. 1900, the mahogany cabinet and glazed viewing area displays a Greek Revival mortuary building with double doors and grieving mourners out front, when a coin is inserted, doors open and the room is lighted revealing four morticians and four poor souls on embalming tables, the morticians move as if busily at work on their grisly task and mourners standing outside bob their heads as if sobbing in grief.

Its estimated value is $4,000-6,000.
 

 

 

 
Via Morbid Anatomy and Nerdcore