These establishments could also provide large items such as coffins, a hearse and appropriate horses to draw it.
Large mourning warehouses were established in many American and European cities during the 19th century.
In London, these included Peter Robinson's Family and General Mourning Warehouse in Oxford Street and The London General Mourning Warehouse, established by W. C. Jay in Regent Street in 1841.
[1] In Paris, the Grande Maison de Noir was established in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
The surviving establishments, such as Hanningtons of Brighton, tended to diversify by becoming more general department stores.