Antique 1895 African American Chicago Jackson Undertaker Embalming Table Rare

A rare 1895 National Casket Wood embalming / cooling table from African American Mortician / Undertaker Charles S Jackson for his business formerly at 7350 South Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL (adjacent to the historic St Mark AME Zion Church) measuring approximately 36 x 18 x 5 3/4 inches as a "suitcase size" piece and 72 x 18 inches when open. This business began in 1867 just after the Civil War. 1920 United States Federal Census about Charles S Jackson Name: Charles S Jackson Age: 46 Birth Year: abt 1874 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois Race: Black Gender: Male Occupations: Undertaker Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mattie Jackson Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Charles S Jackson 46 Mattie Jackson 32 Charles S Jacksons Father: 1880 United States Federal Census about John Jackson Name: John Jackson Age: 26 Birth Year: abt 1854 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: Springville, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania Race: Black Gender: Male Occupation: Works in Tannery Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah A. Jackson Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Tannery Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane: Household Members: Name Age John Jackson 26 Sarah A.

Jackson 25 Mollie Jackson 8 Charles Jackson 5 Ida May Jackson 2. The item "ANTIQUE 1895 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHICAGO JACKSON UNDERTAKER EMBALMING TABLE RARE" is in sale since Friday, August 25, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Black Americana\Paper". The seller is "theprimitivefold" and is located in Oak Lawn, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.