Cheers I am emailing them now.

( WormuIus, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:35, archived)

I am of course telling fibs
My only contact with them is walking past their shop in Islington and going "ha! taxidermy!"
( rob, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:38, archived)

haha
Dear Sirs,

I was passed your details by Rob Manuel, who recommended you after he
heard about my project.

Long story short, I am looking for a 'Fox Waiter'

A fox, posed to stand on its rear legs holding a tray for drinks.
The fox should ideally be dressed as a hunstman but a regency valet is
also fine.

I don't know if this is the sort of thing you can help with.
Please advise.

Best wishes,


( WormuIus, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:38, archived)

Do you have to provide the fox?

(PsychoChomp, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:39, archived)

I fucking hope not.
I'm sure they have foxes in stock.
( WormuIus, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:39, archived)

Are you going to take some breath mints and deoderant tomorrow?
I think we could do with handing them round.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:41, archived)

I wonder what that would cost?
I doubt it would be cheap. £1k ?
( rob, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:41, archived)

I was talking to Madame Marlboro about this
She has a posed Squirrel on a plinth and she said it was only a couple of hundred.

Maybe foxes are a luxury item.
( WormuIus, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:42, archived)

a fox is a lot larger than a squirrel
also commissioning something rather than buying off the shelf is always going to be pricey

edit: this place lists cats at nearly a grand and says you need to call for an estimate on larger animals: www.taxidermy.co.uk/assets/taxidermy_pricing.htm
( rob, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:45, archived)

Damn my affectations!

( WormuIus, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:53, archived)

wait, 800 for a cat but an extra 150 if it was a pet?

( sleepybinky, Fri 29 May 2009, 9:57, archived)

they need to make it look like the pet you remember
which is extra work - sounds fair enough to me
( rob, Fri 29 May 2009, 11:29, archived)

get this
cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOX-CUB-Taxidermy_W0QQitemZ170336310765QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_AnimalCollectables_SM?hash=item27a8d5d5ed&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1684|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

and dress it yourself
(rigby happened on (and with added toothache), Fri 29 May 2009, 9:52, archived)