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What deeply unsettling Victorian fear led to the widespread invention and patenting of "safety coffins"?

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What deeply unsettling Victorian fear led to the widespread invention and patenting of "safety coffins"?

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What deeply unsettling Victorian fear led to the widespread invention and patenting of "safety coffins"?
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