Resin Phrenology Head – Phrenology heads or busts were used by phrenologists to perform “skull readings” that supposedly revealed information about a person’s character and tendencies.

During a skull reading, a phrenologist would carefully feel the individual’s head and make note of bumps and indentations. The phrenologist would compare these findings to that of a phrenology bust in order to determine what the surface of the skull had to say about the individual.