Template:Did you know nominations/National Casket Company
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The result was: promoted by CSJJ104 talk 14:27, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
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National Casket Company
Ol' Rip in his casket
- ... that the National Casket Company made caskets for US President William McKinley and Ol' Rip the Horned Toad (pictured)?
- Source: "A wooden, hand-carved mahogany casket, model 2040, was the chosen vessel for McKinley’s ornate resting place — at least at first, Beardsley explained. The Oneida casket was apparently used for the funeral services, and later McKinley was transferred into another casket, made in Ohio, for the actual entombment. A New York Times article from September 15, 1901 reads: '[McKinley’s casket] was furnished by the National Casket Company of Oneida and is elaborate in design. It is made of solid crotched Santo Domingo mahogany. It measures 6 feet 3 inches in length, is 22 inches wide, and 20 inches deep inside.'" from: Stone, Carly (4 November 2022). "Famed casket company in Oneida recalled". Rome Sentinel. Retrieved 8 July 2024. and "Will Wood had Old Rip preserved, courtesy of the Barrow Undertaking Company. The National Casket Company provided a tiny casket" from: Newton, Teresa S. "Old Rip". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 852 past nominations.
Dumelow (talk) 20:54, 8 July 2024 (UTC).
Article is new enough and long enough. It is well-sourced, presentable, neutral, and BLP-compliant. Earwig is mostly picking up on proper nouns. The hook is cited and interesting. I would use U.S. and not US as this is an American company and maybe shorten the hook to just Ol' Rip, leaving off the Horned Toad if the image is used. QPQ has been done. The image has a free license, is used in the article, and renders well at a small size. Good job. gobonobo + c 02:02, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
