Natural History

Harry Ferris Brazenor

Harry Ferris Brazenor (21 July 1863 – 10 March 1948) was a British taxidermist. He was known especially for his work for Manchester and Salford museums, besides other institutions in Northern England. At Manchester Museum he was recognised for his taxidermy-mounted sperm whale skeleton, giraffe, polar bear, and a wolf with painted "blood" on its teeth. His work for Salford Museum included an Asian elephant displayed next to a tiny shrew. His Salford tiger was transferred to Leeds City Museum and is still displayed there. For Hancock Museum at Newcastle upon Tyne he mounted a bison bull, and for the former Belle Vue Zoological Gardens he mounted an Indian rhinoceros. He was born into a family of taxidermists. His father, Robert Wilding Brazenor, founded the taxidermy company Brazenor Brothers in Brighton in 1863, the year Harry was born, and Harry began his career with the family firm, alongside his brothers. His nephew H.C.F. Brazenor was deputy director of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Brighton Pavilion.

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• ▸California sea lion
• ▸Ezo flying squirrel
• ▸Bonin flying fox

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