inside the cabinet – Volume 1 / Issue 8
From the rare to the Absurd!
Merry Christmas from the cabinet!
There’s no excuses for empty stockings or convenient gifts this year! Cabinet of Curiosities is your sanctuary for the weird and wonderful, the mysterious and intriguing, the beautiful and the macabre! Give the gifts they’ll never expect, but you know they deserve! For that impossible gift for those with obscure and distinct taste, you can’t go wrong with a Cabinet of Curiosities Gift Certificate, available in any denomination!
Remember, if you see a product number, be the first to hit that link and make it your own! Visit the shop in person for the full experience!
Say it with a lump of Dino Poo!
Have you got someone on your list that just maybe doesn’t deserve it? Well this year you can reward that misbehaviour without destroying the environment! Instead of a lump of coal try a lump of environmentally friendly dinosaur poo! Let them know they kinda suck while saving the environment one little turd at a time! Corpralite is quite literally fossilized DINOSAUR POOP of ancient, now-extinct ancient turtles who roamed our planet millions of years ago! These little poops are the perfect stocking stuffer! Limited quantity!
Get Your Geisha ON!
No literally… here’s your opportunity to own the key component to ‘the look’
Geisha Wig
Vintage Human Hair
CHRISTMAS SALE! $1,100 NOW $450
In-store! OR Online!
Sale will end without notice!
This is an authentic Geisha human hair wig in outstanding condition, comes in it’s original wood box. A gorgeous vintage artifact exemplifying a centuries old tradition.
Geisha are a class of female Japanese performance artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.
Their distinct appearance is characterised by long, trailing kimono, traditional hairstyles and oshiroi make-up.
Contrary to popular belief, modern geisha are not prostitutes.
Historically most geisha were male. Only later becoming a profession mainly characterized by female workers.
A number of geisha have been classified as “living national treasures” by the Government of Japan, the highest artistic award attainable in the country.
NOTHING SAYS THE HOLIDAYS LIKE A GOOD OLE WILD WEST HANGING
WHAT’S THE STORY? FACT OR FICTION? YOU DECIDE!
The Hanged Sheriff – life-sized 19th century folk art, hand carved wooden effigy of a sheriff executed by hanging.
As the story goes, somewhere in Texas there ruled the orneriest wild western prick of a sheriff by the name of William Daggett, who’s only resemblance to the law was the tin star sheriff’s badge he wore on his vest. His reputation was notorius in thieving, drunkeness and the frequent ruthless beating of anyone who dared get in his way. But when he added cold blooded murder to that reputation the townspeople had had enough. Under cover of darkness, William in a drunken state was dragged from the jail house and hung by torch light in the center of town. Some accounts have his body left to feed the buzzards for better than a week before a sympathetic soul cut him down in the dead of the night. It’s said William’s last words were “I’ll be waiting for each and every one of ya in hell.” Fact or fiction, myth or mystery, it’s up to you to decide.
A very solid, heavy piece carved with fine detail. Sheriff’s star on the belt buckle and his arms tied behind his back! This warning to all that would put themselves above the law, was said to have literally hung in a Texas courtroom until being taken down in the 1920s.
Appropriate wear commisrant with age. Full condition report upon request. Noose added for dramatic effect, not included in the sale.
56 in. tall MA021
$3,500 NOW $2,000
In-store! OR Online!
Sale will end without notice!
Would you rather shame yourself hilariously through a confession game or bleed yourself with some leeches from a 1780s leech jar? At the Cabinet you can have both! This Christmas season let the Cabinet put the magic back into the season!
MS143 – Rare 18th Century Apothecary Counter Display Leech Jar
BG003 – Who’s Most Likely To… the hilarious adult party game!
PUT THE MAGIC BACK INTO
THE SEASON – OWN IT!
Don’t wait! Be the first to declare these out of stock! In-store or online.
BIG BOX STORES SUCK!
Gift Certificates
Available in any denomination for for those with obscure and distinct taste.
Payment Plans
Available on all items over $100 with a 50% deposit down and the balance paid in full by any number of instalments within 60 days. Some conditions and restrictions apply.
Cabinet of Curiosities
and Otherwise Needful Things
341 Ottawa Street, N., Hamilton, Ontario
(corner of Barton and Ottawa streets)
Wednesdays though Saturdays: 10:30am to 6pm
Sundays: 12noon to 5pm
Mondays & Tuesdays are by chance or appointment