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Medical ➔ Embalming Equipment
Identifier:
2025.98.7Description:
This embalming equipment was used by morticians Edward and Ernest Zinger at the Zinger Funeral Home in Ubly, Michigan between 1921 and 1981. Included are arterial tubes, hypodermic needles, a Luer-lock adapter, a stopcock, a curved suture needle, and arterial tube washers. These instruments were used during the embalming process. Arterial tubes of various sizes were used to inject embalming fluid, and the stopcock would have attached to tubes to control the flow of fluids. Hypodermic and suture needles were used for a variety of purposes, and the adapter ensured that needles and tubes would fit other instruments.Date:
1921 – 1981Materials:
Stainless SteelCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
In Memory of Ernest E. ZingerRelated Entities:
Kelsey Laymon (donor)Alternate names: Kelsey Vatter Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home (used by)
Alternate names: Edward Zinger & Sons, Zinger Funeral Home
The Zinger Funeral Home, located in Ubly, Michigan, was founded in 1921 by Edward P. Zinger. In 1929, Edward's son Raymond joined the family business, followed by another son, Elmer, by 1935. They worked as funeral directors and embalmers until the 1940s, when Elmer moved to Detroit and Raymond passed away from tuberculosis in ‘46. After Raymond's death, Edward called his youngest son Ernest home to help manage the funeral home. The father and son duo ran a successful business until Edward passed away in 1971 at the age of 86. In 1981, Ernest retired from the mortuary and sold the business to John Smigielski, who renamed it the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home. In 2021, Seth Zinger, a distant relative of Edward Zinger, joined the business as an apprentice, training to become the director after Smigielski's retirement.