When Charles Dickens ’ African tea , Bob , pass in 1862 , the author was devastated . So naturally , he stuff one of Bob ’s paws andmade it into a letter opener .
seemingly in the Victorian era , taxidermied stagnant pets were the raw black . So at the time it was n’t at all unearthly . Chuck just opt to maintain the paw , which was used as the hold of an ivory vane engraved with “ C.D. In Memory of Bob 1862 . ” That represents a level of intimacy some multitude do n’t even have with another human . As disappointing as it is to find out that the author of David Copperfield was a disturbed African tea person , it ’s still kind of sweetened ( and also weird ) that he never wanted to lose the affectionateness of Bob ’s furry embrace . [ NYPLviaSlate ]
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