Funeral Merchandise (pg. 30-39) Flashcards
What are funeral goods?
All products sold directly to the public in connection with funeral services.
What are examples of “funeral goods”?
- Burial Merchandise
- Cremation Merchandise
- Sundry Items (flowers, obits, cash advances etc.)
What are the categories of solid wood caskets?
- Hard Wood
- Soft Wood
- Wood By-Products
What are the categories of metal caskets?
- Ferrous
- Nonferrous
What are examples of “other” caskets that don’t fit in the metal or wood category?
- Wicker baskets
- Burial pouches
What are hardwood caskets?
- Caskets made from broad-leaved deciduous trees
- higher end casket
- wood can come from Birch, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Pecan, Poplar, and Walnut trees
What are softwood caskets?
- Caskets made from coniferous trees
- Wood can come from pine, cedar, and spruce trees
What are laminate caskets?
- 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)
What are the categories of wood by-product caskets?
- Corrugated fiberboard
- particle Board
- Plywood
- composition board
What is a corrugated fiberboard casket?
- 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
What is a particle board casket?
- 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
What is a plywood casket?
- Wood-by-product casket example
- Sheets of wood are glued together
- used for inexpensive caskets, air-trays, combination cases, and shipping containers
What are ferrous caskets?
- Metal formed from iron
- most common metal casket
- Can be made of either Steel and stainless steel
- Resists rust
- measured by gauge
How to measure gauge
The lower the gauge(number), the thicker the material.
(example: 16 gauge is thicker than 20 gauge)
What are nonferrous metal caskets?
- caskets made from any metal not formed from iron
- Can be made of either copper or bronze
- measured by oz per square foot
What is considered a bronze casket?
Casket made from metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc
What are green/biodegradable caskets made from?
- Example of alternative casket
- Willow
- Bamboo
- Sea Grass
- Wicker
- Unfinished Pine
- Burial Shrouds
What is a fiberglass casket?
- 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
What is a plastic casket?
- Example of alternative casket
- synthetic or natural material shaped when soft and then hardened
What is a polymer casket?
- casket made of a substance similar to plastic and very durable
What are the categories of casket interiors?
- Crepe
- Satin
- Velvet
- Linen
What is a crepe interior?
- Example of casket interior
- thin, crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool
- most common interior (sheer drapes-like)
What is a satin interior?
- Example of casket interior
- a fabric woven to create a smooth, lustrous face and dull back
- in higher-level stainless steel and hardwood caskets
What is a velvet interior?
A fabric of silk, cotton, and possible rayon with a nap typically found in higher quality caskets.
What is the difference between gasketed and nongasketed caskets?
- Gasketed caskets create a seal and have hinges
- non-gasketed caskets have no rubber seal and have a latch closure or liner insert
What are the categories of outer burial containers?
- Burial Vaults
- Graveliners
What are burial vaults?
- made of concrete or metal (steel, s. steel, copper)
- concrete vaults come with or without a lining
- can have an asphalt or painted exterior
What are grave liners?
- Made of concrete (cement, sand, small stones), fiberglass, polymer, or wood
- no lining
- is POROUS
What are examples of “other” containers?
- Transfer containers, air trays, wood boxes, ziegler case, combination case, combination units for burial
What are urns?
- receptacle designed to permanently encase the cremated remains
- can take many forms and be constructed using numerous materials
What are temporary urns made of?
plastic or cardboard
What are examples of memorial products? (sundry items)
- Printed materials
- tribute videos
- protraits
- webcasts
- memorial banners
- laminated obituaries
- cemetery memorials
What are examples of service enhancements? (sundry items)
- burial garments
- floral arrangements
- religious articles
- balloon releases
- dove releases
- flag cases
- catering
- aftercare
What are examples of specialty urn items?
- cremation jewelry (jewelry made from cremains)
- keepsakes
- stones
How much chromium is needed in a casket to make it “stainless steel”?
10.5%
How much copper is needed in a casket to make it “bronze”?
90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc
