Welcome to The Bone Room Online
The Bone Room is the web's premiere natural history store. We specialize in natural science and all things once living.
The Bone Room is the place to come for real human and animal skulls and skeletons, genuine fossils, quality bone and fossil cast replicas, framed insects, and all manner of weird and wonderful things.
The Bone Room is the place to come for real human and animal skulls and skeletons, genuine fossils, quality bone and fossil cast replicas, framed insects, and all manner of weird and wonderful things.
AUGUST NEWSLETTER
Some of you may have noticed that we took July off as far as a newsletter goes - hey, it's summer! - but we're back, and have some summery things to tell you about:
Seashells - Ron always said that seashells were one of the best deals, affording a lot of beauty for the buck. We got a good price on some new items we added to our seashell section -
Letter Cones, ones of those very venomous species that people step on and ruin their whole summer vacation, here rendered harmless and pretty; some new, subtly lovely sea urchin spines; pretty polished palm-sized mussels; a shell from India called 'babylonia' (love the name); and the last of the nautiluses that we can offer for sale.
The nautilus has long been a favorite with collectors, decorators, and artists; the iridescent inner nacre, the spiraling chambers, the tiger stripes, all make it a popular choice. Perhaps too popular - though the nautilus lives around 20 years (a long time for a cephalopod* - most octopi live only around 3 years), the nautilus only becomes sexually active at about 15 years of age. And then the female lays only about a dozen eggs a year. It is certainly understandable, then, that demand has long outpaced supply. In 2016 the nautilus was put on CITES, so can no longer be imported internationally.
One of our suppliers found a box of nautilus shells in the back room, and we bought them, and have them on the website now. The inventory we have is likely to be the last we can offer, since they will no longer be coming into the U.S. So get your Fibonacci illustrations while you can.
* The paper nautilus, by the way, is not really a nautilus, but an octopus. Huh!
Letter Cones, ones of those very venomous species that people step on and ruin their whole summer vacation, here rendered harmless and pretty; some new, subtly lovely sea urchin spines; pretty polished palm-sized mussels; a shell from India called 'babylonia' (love the name); and the last of the nautiluses that we can offer for sale.
The nautilus has long been a favorite with collectors, decorators, and artists; the iridescent inner nacre, the spiraling chambers, the tiger stripes, all make it a popular choice. Perhaps too popular - though the nautilus lives around 20 years (a long time for a cephalopod* - most octopi live only around 3 years), the nautilus only becomes sexually active at about 15 years of age. And then the female lays only about a dozen eggs a year. It is certainly understandable, then, that demand has long outpaced supply. In 2016 the nautilus was put on CITES, so can no longer be imported internationally.
One of our suppliers found a box of nautilus shells in the back room, and we bought them, and have them on the website now. The inventory we have is likely to be the last we can offer, since they will no longer be coming into the U.S. So get your Fibonacci illustrations while you can.
* The paper nautilus, by the way, is not really a nautilus, but an octopus. Huh!
Alligator Backscratchers - they're back! Backscratchers! Though many of them are not 'posed' for maximal backscratching satisfaction, they certainly provide hours, or at least moments, of humorous conversation. I suppose they can also be used as evil wands, or maybe gardening implements...at any rate, they were a popular item in the shop, so here they are again if you need or want them. By the way, I have just found out that California has extended the reprieve on the Alligator Ban until 2020 - whew! I'm relieved, because our small alligator heads are still something no child can do without. See alligator heads here.
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Articulated Animal Skeletons - In addition to our Budget Skeletons from China we have some special articulations created by various artisans around the U.S., many of them tucked into nice shadowboxes right here in The Bone Room. A signed copy of The Skeleton Revealed makes a nice companion piece to an articulation, or stands on its own as an excellent gift.
Bone Room Gift Certificate
Sometimes you know your giftee would love something from The Bone Room - but what? Maybe you aren't sure whether or not they already have a beaver skull; maybe you don't know whether they'd prefer a framed butterfly or beetle; maybe you just want to introduce them to the Bone Room shopping experience. The quandary is solved with a Bone Room Gift Certificate!
Our new online Gift Certificates can be delivered to the recipient by email, or they can be printed so you can deliver the good news personally. The Gift Certificate includes directions to The Bone Room webiste and instructions for redeeming the value of the card. Our Gift Certificates have no additional processing fees, no sales tax, and no expiration date. They are available in increments of $10, $25, $50 and $100.
Give them a Bone Room Gift Certificate - it's like giving them the whole store!
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Sometimes you know your giftee would love something from The Bone Room - but what? Maybe you aren't sure whether or not they already have a beaver skull; maybe you don't know whether they'd prefer a framed butterfly or beetle; maybe you just want to introduce them to the Bone Room shopping experience. The quandary is solved with a Bone Room Gift Certificate!
Our new online Gift Certificates can be delivered to the recipient by email, or they can be printed so you can deliver the good news personally. The Gift Certificate includes directions to The Bone Room webiste and instructions for redeeming the value of the card. Our Gift Certificates have no additional processing fees, no sales tax, and no expiration date. They are available in increments of $10, $25, $50 and $100.
Give them a Bone Room Gift Certificate - it's like giving them the whole store!
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Looking for Human Skulls?You are in the right place! The Bone Room has been selling human skulls and bones for over 25 years. We have the largest selection of human skulls available. Browse our online selection here, and if you don't see what you are looking for email us and we will send you more options. Read more about human bones and skulls in the United States here.
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Do you work with Search & Rescue Dogs? If you are looking for bones suitable to train search and rescue dogs, please see here. We have provided bones for many search and rescue dogs trainers in the past, and have the experience to help you find exactly what you need at more affordable prices.
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WE BUY BONES
Need a prop for something?
Are you a photographer, set decorator, or artist looking for a unique piece for your work? If so, you'll be happy to know we do rentals! With our rentals, you can take advantage of our one of a kind collection for a fraction of the cost.
View our rental information here.
View our rental information here.
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