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The curiosity Cabinet

Welcome fellow seeker of the strange and unusual, to the carefully curated Curiosity Cabinet of the The Pine Barrens Institute. As with many other Wunderkammer’s that exist throughout our mysterious world, this collection of oddities and unique memorabilia serves as means to stimulate ones imagination, intrigue, and wonder. So take your time and enjoy everything you are about to see; the genuine specimens, the gaffs, the historically supernatural, and of course, the curious.

“Mystery creates wonder, and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.” - Neil Armstrong

Preserved Octopus

Preserved Octopus

Flower Mantis

Beaver Skull

Two-Headed Duck

Two-Headed Duck

Fiji Mermaid

Fossilized Ammonite Shell

Fossilized Ammonite Shell

Megalodon Tooth

Megalodon Tooth

Hodag Tooth

Shark Teeth

Snapping Turtle Head

Snapping Turtle Head

Giant Fighting Stag Beetle (Hexarthrius parryi)

Giant Fighting Stag Beetle (Hexarthrius parryi)

Alligator Head

Black Widow

Eurypeima spinicrus (aka: Citharacanthus spinicrus)

Eurypeima spinicrus (aka: Citharacanthus spinicrus)

Fossilized Cephalopod Hard Shell

Fossilized Cephalopod Hard Shell

Bigfoot Hair Sample

Bigfoot Hair Sample

Bigfoot Tooth

Preserved Baby Shark

Preserved Baby Shark

Spiny Starfish

Common Brown Bat

Common Brown Bat

Preserved Octopus

Flower Mantis

Beaver Skull

Two-Headed Duck

Fiji Mermaid

Fossilized Ammonite Shell

Megalodon Tooth

Hodag Tooth

Shark Teeth

Snapping Turtle Head

Giant Fighting Stag Beetle (Hexarthrius parryi)

Alligator Head

Black Widow

Eurypeima spinicrus (aka: Citharacanthus spinicrus)

Fossilized Cephalopod Hard Shell

Bigfoot Hair Sample

Bigfoot Tooth

Preserved Baby Shark

Spiny Starfish

Common Brown Bat

Genuine Human Hand Bone (metacarpal bone)

Genuine Human Hand Bone (metacarpal bone)

Authentic 1800s Casket Handle Hardware

Authentic 1800s Casket Handle Hardware

Owl Planchette

Copper Dowsing Rods (aka: Divining Rods)

Copper Dowsing Rods (aka: Divining Rods)

Phrenology Bust

Phrenology Bust

Frozen Charlotte

Frozen Charlotte

Unknown Fossilized Bone

Unknown Fossilized Bone

Collected Ectoplasm

Collected Ectoplasm

Antique Coffin Nails

Antique Coffin Nails

Saratoga County Homestead Hospital Wallpaper, Book Pages, and Past & Present Photos

Saratoga County Homestead Hospital Wallpaper, Book Pages, and Past & Present Photos

Spontaneous Human Combustion Evidence Jar

Spontaneous Human Combustion Evidence Jar

Palmistry Hand

Jar of Teeth

Floyd Collins Remembrance Items (Doorknob Surround from Collins Home & Rock from Sand Cave Where Floyd Died)

Floyd Collins Remembrance Items (Doorknob Surround from Collins Home & Rock from Sand Cave Where Floyd Died)

Genuine Human Hand Bone (metacarpal bone)

Authentic 1800s Casket Handle Hardware

Owl Planchette

Copper Dowsing Rods (aka: Divining Rods)

Phrenology Bust

Frozen Charlotte

Unknown Fossilized Bone

Collected Ectoplasm

Antique Coffin Nails

Saratoga County Homestead Hospital Wallpaper, Book Pages, and Past & Present Photos

Spontaneous Human Combustion Evidence Jar

Palmistry Hand

Jar of Teeth

Floyd Collins Remembrance Items (Doorknob Surround from Collins Home & Rock from Sand Cave Where Floyd Died)

Pieces of Philosopher's Stone In Jar

Pieces of Philosopher's Stone In Jar

Patterson-Gimlin 1967 Bluff Creek Foot Cast

Patterson-Gimlin 1967 Bluff Creek Foot Cast

Cthulhu Cult Idol

Cthulhu Cult Idol

Shrunken Head

Collected Dirt From The Grave Of Ed Gein

Collected Dirt From The Grave Of Ed Gein

Authentic Piece of Bray Road (aka: Home Of Bray Road Beast)

Authentic Piece of Bray Road (aka: Home Of Bray Road Beast)

Hag Stone

Brick From The Original House Built On The Site Of The First Murder In Janesville, WI (aka: Andrew Alger 1855 Murder Site)

Brick From The Original House Built On The Site Of The First Murder In Janesville, WI (aka: Andrew Alger 1855 Murder Site)

Divination Coin

Divination Coin

Moai Head (aka: Easter Island Idol)

Moai Head (aka: Easter Island Idol)

45x90 Club Coin

45x90 Club Coin

Trilobite

Mammoth Skeleton

Mammoth Skeleton

UK 10p Loch Ness Monster Coin

UK 10p Loch Ness Monster Coin

Pieces of Philosopher's Stone In Jar

Patterson-Gimlin 1967 Bluff Creek Foot Cast

Cthulhu Cult Idol

Shrunken Head

Collected Dirt From The Grave Of Ed Gein

Authentic Piece of Bray Road (aka: Home Of Bray Road Beast)

Hag Stone

Brick From The Original House Built On The Site Of The First Murder In Janesville, WI (aka: Andrew Alger 1855 Murder Site)

Divination Coin

Moai Head (aka: Easter Island Idol)

45x90 Club Coin

Trilobite

Mammoth Skeleton

UK 10p Loch Ness Monster Coin

Fairy Photo

Mothman Statue

Argosy Monsters 1975

Argosy Monsters 1975

Argosy 1970

Authentic Time Machine

Authentic Time Machine

Weekly World News - Nov. 17, 1992

Weekly World News - Nov. 17, 1992

Weekly World News - Dec. 15, 1992

Weekly World News - Dec. 15, 1992

Mammoth Chunks

Bray Road Beast Statue by Jean St.Jean

Bray Road Beast Statue by Jean St.Jean

Hodag Statue And Pin

Hodag Statue And Pin

Fairy Photo

Mothman Statue

Argosy Monsters 1975

Argosy 1970

Authentic Time Machine

Weekly World News - Nov. 17, 1992

Weekly World News - Dec. 15, 1992

Mammoth Chunks

Bray Road Beast Statue by Jean St.Jean

Hodag Statue And Pin

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