Taxidermy collection rentals and preservation workshops
Borrow a cabinet of preserved curiosities for a decidedly unusual gathering.
Ryan Biracree / Black Bears on Bath Salts
Ryan Biracree offers neo-Victorian taxidermy commissions and bookable workshops in wet-specimen preservation, mummification and introductory taxidermy. The same operator’s Black Bears in Boudoirs program rents pieces from the shop and private collection for photographs, films and special occasions. Black Bears on Bath Salts is the shop identity, consolidated with the artist and rental program here.
Current location note / listed area: Beacon, New York; rentals, workshops and commissions by arrangement
Ask which specimens and formats are currently available, whether a private celebration is suitable, and how transport, display, handling and workshop safety are managed. The provider’s statements about legal specimen sourcing and preservation quality are not independently vetted. No wedding-specific package or guest handling of rental specimens is promised.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
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Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- New York · based
The current owned homepage explicitly identifies Ryan as proprietor of Black Bears on Bath Salts and says he lives in Beacon, NY. The owned custom-work page offers workshops and special-occasion collection rentals; no shipping or past production locations are mapped.