Macabre Memorabilia Of Elvis' Embalming Up For Auction
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Macabre Memorabilia Of Elvis' Embalming Up For Auction
Chicago's Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is auctioning off two lots of items collected by a Memphis embalmer who prepared the legendary's King of Rock's body for burial.
Lot 408 includes the eye liner, needle, comb, rubber gloves, aneurysm hooks and other tools used during the embalming of Elvis' bloated body. "All instruments and gloves were used in the preparation of the body of Elvis Presley and are accompanied by an affidavit,'' the online catalog asserts. "The tools were never used again on any other case." And aren't we all glad of that?
Lot 408 is expected to fetch as much as $8,000, slightly more than than the $6,000 anticipated from the sale of
Lot 409, entitled "Elvis Post Mortem Articles." Included is the 'John Doe' toe tag affixed to the singer after the original one was stolen; a Elvis Presley suit hanger, and a coffin shipping invoice, among other items.
The items are scheduled to sell Aug. 12, four days ahead of the 33rd anniversary of Elvis' death.
