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Lincoln Hearse
12-23-2014, 02:12 AM
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Lincoln Hearse
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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12-23-2014, 05:56 AM
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(12-23-2014 02:12 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.

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The hearse used for the Springfield procession
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12-23-2014, 09:24 PM
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I saw the add also and will be watching. It does appear they are buildinf a replica of the Springfield hearse.
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12-24-2014, 06:49 AM
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RE: Lincoln Hearse
(12-23-2014 09:24 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).
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12-24-2014, 07:24 AM
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RE: Lincoln Hearse
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
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12-31-2014, 12:24 AM
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Was it just me, or did the replica the Museum Men created seem much shorter and less ornate than the original?

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12-31-2014, 06:07 AM
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I took a screenshot of the replica the Museum Men made.

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01-11-2015, 10:07 AM
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RE: Lincoln Hearse
(12-23-2014 09:24 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/NEW...0/BUSINESS
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