Transcribe Catalogue of human skeletons and osteological preparations... (1894)

Students' homo catalogue. 35

Human Bric-a-Brac.
Skull and Cross Bones. Top of skull removes, to be used for wine. Price, $8 to $14
Card Receiver, formed of the calvarium, supported by artistic scroll-work in brass. Very beautiful. Price, $7
Femur Cane. To a polished stick, with ferrules complete, is attached the upper third of small right femur. (None but that of a petite femme is small enough.) Price, oak stick, $4; rose-wood or satin-wood, $5
Humerus Cane. Price, oak stick, $3.50
Thermometer. Humerus or Femur, with ring. Price, $3.75
Set of Three Dice, human bone. Price, $3
Watch Charm. Extremely small and dainty patella, with ring. Price, $3
Writing Set, comprising two ink-wells, pen rack, paper cutter, ink eraser, and paper weight. A unique and beautiful set. Price, complete, $15
Smoking Set, composed of tobacco jar (skull), cigar holder, match case and ash receiver. Price, complete, $12
Card Case of human skin, for cards 2 1/4 x 3 3/4. Price, #3.50
Gentleman's Pocket Book of human skin. Price, $5
Telescoping Cigar Case of human skin, with solid silver monogram. Price, $5
Gray's Anatomy or other volume of like size, bound in full Homo, gilt title, raised bands, tooled. Price for binding, $5

Electrical and mechanical effects of every description will be executed at short notice and in the most artistic manner. Groups suggested and estimates given.

Marginalia:
"Lord, how my head aches." — Romeo and Juliet
"Whose game was empires and whose stakes were thrones, / Whose table, earth — whose dice were human bones." —Byron.
"Who steals my purse steals trash." —Othello.