Morticians Cooling Board

Mortician's cooling board. I am told this was used before "embalming" a corpse became popular to allow a body to "cool" or let rigamortis set in. Interesting piece has folding legs and an adjustable rest for the deceased neck. It appears to be in great shape with the wicker caning still intact. I am told that this is extremely rare even though they were used extensively. Any info from would be appreciated.

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