Skeletons out of the closet

By and Amanda Birch Amanda Birch Amanda Birch2005-02-25T00:00:00

The glass and aluminium cases house objects such as the skeletons of Charles Byrne who was 7 foot 7 and Mr Jeffs who had a disease where his muscle turned into bone.

Source: Morley von Sternberg

Walls of glass give the Hunterian Museum room to display its eerie exhibits

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