CARVED HIS OWN COFFIN.
An eccentric inhabitant of the Swiss canton of Schwyz named Pfister, who has died aged 80 years, spent many years in constructing his own coffin, which he carved with texts from the Bible.
Pfister bought a plot in the local cemetery. He had his grave dug and cemented, and the coffin placed inside in readiness for his death. He said that ho did not wish to leave such an important matter to neglectful relatives.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 3383, 18 July 1927, Page 7
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78CARVED HIS OWN COFFIN. Dunstan Times, Issue 3383, 18 July 1927, Page 7
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