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Funeral Merchandise (pg. 30-39) Flashcards

1
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What are funeral goods?

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All products sold directly to the public in connection with funeral services.

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What are examples of “funeral goods”?

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  • Burial Merchandise
  • Cremation Merchandise
  • Sundry Items (flowers, obits, cash advances etc.)
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What are the categories of solid wood caskets?

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  • Hard Wood
  • Soft Wood
  • Wood By-Products
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What are the categories of metal caskets?

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  • Ferrous
  • Nonferrous
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What are examples of “other” caskets that don’t fit in the metal or wood category?

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  • Wicker baskets
  • Burial pouches
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What are hardwood caskets?

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  • Caskets made from broad-leaved deciduous trees
  • higher end casket
  • wood can come from Birch, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Pecan, Poplar, and Walnut trees
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What are softwood caskets?

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  • Caskets made from coniferous trees
  • Wood can come from pine, cedar, and spruce trees
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What are laminate caskets?

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  • Different species of wood bonded together/superimposed layers of different materials
  • General species of wood, then hardwood on top
  • Cremation caskets are an example (laminate and softwood)
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What are the categories of wood by-product caskets?

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  • Corrugated fiberboard
  • particle Board
  • Plywood
  • composition board
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What is a corrugated fiberboard casket?

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  • Wood-by-product casket example
  • Caskets made of corrugated fiberboard/made of wood materials and other plant products/ cardboard
  • Used for lightweight caskets, cremation, and alternative containers
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What is a particle board casket?

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  • Wood-by-product casket example
  • bonding particles of wood using an industrial adhesive often used for cloth-covered caskets
  • can be made of composition board, pressed board, fiberboard, hardboard
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What is a plywood casket?

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  • Wood-by-product casket example
  • Sheets of wood are glued together
  • used for inexpensive caskets, air-trays, combination cases, and shipping containers
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What are ferrous caskets?

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  • Metal formed from iron
  • most common metal casket
  • Can be made of either Steel and stainless steel
  • Resists rust
  • measured by gauge
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How to measure gauge

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The lower the gauge(number), the thicker the material.
(example: 16 gauge is thicker than 20 gauge)

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What are nonferrous metal caskets?

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  • caskets made from any metal not formed from iron
  • Can be made of either copper or bronze
  • measured by oz per square foot
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What is considered a bronze casket?

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Casket made from metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc

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What are green/biodegradable caskets made from?

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  • Example of alternative casket
  • Willow
  • Bamboo
  • Sea Grass
  • Wicker
  • Unfinished Pine
  • Burial Shrouds
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What is a fiberglass casket?

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  • Example of alternative casket
  • a casket made from a material consisting of extremely fine glass embedded in various resins
  • can come in various colors or mimic wood and metal caskets
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What is a plastic casket?

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  • Example of alternative casket
  • synthetic or natural material shaped when soft and then hardened
20
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What is a polymer casket?

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  • casket made of a substance similar to plastic and very durable
21
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What are the categories of casket interiors?

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  • Crepe
  • Satin
  • Velvet
  • Linen
22
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What is a crepe interior?

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  • Example of casket interior
  • thin, crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool
  • most common interior (sheer drapes-like)
23
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What is a satin interior?

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  • Example of casket interior
  • a fabric woven to create a smooth, lustrous face and dull back
  • in higher-level stainless steel and hardwood caskets
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What is a velvet interior?

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A fabric of silk, cotton, and possible rayon with a nap typically found in higher quality caskets.

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What is the difference between gasketed and nongasketed caskets?

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  • Gasketed caskets create a seal and have hinges
  • non-gasketed caskets have no rubber seal and have a latch closure or liner insert
26
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What are the categories of outer burial containers?

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  • Burial Vaults
  • Graveliners
27
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What are burial vaults?

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  • made of concrete or metal (steel, s. steel, copper)
  • concrete vaults come with or without a lining
  • can have an asphalt or painted exterior
28
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What are grave liners?

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  • Made of concrete (cement, sand, small stones), fiberglass, polymer, or wood
  • no lining
  • is POROUS
29
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What are examples of “other” containers?

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  • Transfer containers, air trays, wood boxes, ziegler case, combination case, combination units for burial
30
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What are urns?

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  • receptacle designed to permanently encase the cremated remains
  • can take many forms and be constructed using numerous materials
31
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What are temporary urns made of?

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plastic or cardboard

32
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What are examples of memorial products? (sundry items)

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  • Printed materials
  • tribute videos
  • protraits
  • webcasts
  • memorial banners
  • laminated obituaries
  • cemetery memorials
33
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What are examples of service enhancements? (sundry items)

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  • burial garments
  • floral arrangements
  • religious articles
  • balloon releases
  • dove releases
  • flag cases
  • catering
  • aftercare
34
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What are examples of specialty urn items?

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  • cremation jewelry (jewelry made from cremains)
  • keepsakes
  • stones
35
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How much chromium is needed in a casket to make it “stainless steel”?

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10.5%

36
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How much copper is needed in a casket to make it “bronze”?

A

90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc

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