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Lincoln Hearse - historybuff22 - 12-23-2014 01:12 AM

Saw an ad on H2 (more2history - cable) for a new episode of Museum Men being aired this Saturday (12-27) at 10 PM Eastern time zone. They are building a full-size replica of the hearse that carried Lincoln's body in his funeral processions. It is for an auto museum in Sarasota, Florida?

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RE: Lincoln Hearse - RJNorton - 12-23-2014 04:56 AM

(12-23-2014 01:12 AM)historybuff22 Wrote:  They are building a full-size replica of the hearse that carried Lincoln's body in his funeral processions.

I wonder which particular hearse they are building.

For the Springfield funeral, city officials borrowed a hearse from St. Louis.

[Image: funeral8.jpg]
The hearse used for the Springfield procession


RE: Lincoln Hearse - Jim Garrett - 12-23-2014 08:24 PM

I saw the add also and will be watching. It does appear they are buildinf a replica of the Springfield hearse.

RE: Lincoln Hearse - RJNorton - 12-24-2014 05:49 AM

(12-23-2014 08:24 PM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  I saw the add also and will be watching. It does appear they are buildinf a replica of the Springfield hearse.

Jim, I tried to find some information on this, and I came upon this short video about the construction of the replica. In the video the commentator says the reproduction will eventually be permanently housed at the ALPLM. Thus, I think this may be a different replica than the one Rick mentioned (if the other one is headed to Sarasota).

RE: Lincoln Hearse - Jim Garrett - 12-24-2014 06:24 AM

It will all unfold on Saturday. Museum Men is an entertaining show. It's about a company that builds replicas for museum exhibits. The story line is something along the lines that they have to construct a full size mastodon for a struggling museum and it has to talk.........and they have seven minutes to do it. Then half way through the project, they realize that they are building a female mastodon and the museum ordered a male. And they always finish and deliver the project in time. Smile

RE: Lincoln Hearse - historybuff22 - 12-30-2014 11:24 PM

Was it just me, or did the replica the Museum Men created seem much shorter and less ornate than the original?

Rick Brown
HistoryBuff.com
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"Not everything you read on the Internet is true." Abraham Lincoln

RE: Lincoln Hearse - RJNorton - 12-31-2014 05:07 AM

I took a screenshot of the replica the Museum Men made.

[Image: recreatehearse.jpg]


RE: Lincoln Hearse - RJNorton - 01-11-2015 09:07 AM

(12-23-2014 08:24 PM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  I saw the add also and will be watching. It does appear they are buildinf a replica of the Springfield hearse.

Staab family spearheads re-creation of Lincoln hearse for funeral anniversary

http://www.sj-r.com/article/20150110/NEWS/150119938/11680/BUSINESS