TWO STUFFED TOADS HOLDING AN ASHTRAY

ESTONIA - 1970s EA/EE/0001
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Comic yet cruel, frozen in an anthropomorphic state, these two taxidermy toads await your cigarette ash like two obedient children. If we’re going to view them through an anthropomorphic lens, it’s much sweeter to think of these two standing out in the rain, holding up a bucket to catch fresh raindrops. Although no matter what kind of spin you put on the toads, it’s still quite a macabre object. This kind of taxidermy began in the Victorian era, it does still exist today but its popularity has dwindled.

TWO STUFFED TOADS HOLDING AN ASHTRAY

ESTONIA - 1970s EA/EE/0001
https://europearchive.eu/country-index/estonia/

Comic yet cruel, frozen in an anthropomorphic state, these two taxidermy toads await your cigarette ash like two obedient children. If we’re going to view them through an anthropomorphic lens, it’s much sweeter to think of these two standing out in the rain, holding up a bucket to catch fresh raindrops. Although no matter what kind of spin you put on the toads, it’s still quite a macabre object. This kind of taxidermy began in the Victorian era, it does still exist today but its popularity has dwindled.