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History of F.D. Test 4 Flashcards

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1
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Early colonist buried without

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container, later used

coffins

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2
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Coffins handmade by

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carpenters and cabinet makers (sideline)

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3
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Coffins were shaped…

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  • Octagonal shape with flat sides

* Imported trimmings and fittings

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4
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• Quality or wood indicated

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economic status

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5
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COFFIN MAKING

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• Grew with urbanization

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6
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• People wanted coffins for

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burials

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7
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After people began wanting coffins for burial, there was an emergence of

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coffin shops
coffin warehouses
furnishing undertakers

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8
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Coffins were a major funeral item in

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early 1800’s

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9
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COFFIN STYLE AND FUNCTION

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  • Changed around 1800

* Gloom to beauty

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10
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Coffin MANUFACTURING MATERIAL

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Wood

By 1860, patents for other materials:
Iron
Cement
Marble
Artificial stone
Clay-terra cotta
Glass
Rubber
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11
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FISK METALLIC COFFIN WAS INVENTED BY…

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Almond D. Fisk

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12
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Fisk metallic coffin was patented in

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1848

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13
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The fisk metallic coffin was…

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  • used widespread
  • An air-tight coffin of cast or raised metal
  • Form fitting style reduced weight
  • Also air-space
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14
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the patent for fisk metallic coffin expired…

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in 1862

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15
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LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING RESULTED FROM…

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popularity of Fisk metallic coffin

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16
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• Crane & Barnes & Co. (August 1853)…

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  • Manufactured “Fisk Mummy Case”

* Became Crane & Breed Mfg Co in 1882

17
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• Mass production replaced

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coffin shops

18
Q

Coffins helped…

• Impact of returning Civil War fatalities

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preserve bodies

19
Q

Cofins allowed

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distant relatives to return home

20
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• Cemeteries moved due to

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city growth

21
Q

• Bodies placed in holding vaults…

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“for the winter”

22
Q

Caskets come from the French word

  • Idea of beauty led to its development
  • “Ogee” design reduced weight
  • S-curved design
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“casse”

23
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meaning of “casse”

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• “Jewel box” of chest of valuable processions”

24
Q

the word casket appeared in…

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1849

25
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word casket was widely used by…

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1890s

26
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• Function of coffin/casket

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Utility
status
preservation
protection 
aesthetics (pleasant appearance)
27
Q

the idea of beauty lead to the development of…

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caskets

28
Q

S-curved design

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“Ogee”

29
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The purpose of the Ogee was to do what?

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reduce weight of casket

30
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EARLY CASKET MANUFACTURES:

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  • William Cooley
  • McGraw & Taylor Co.
  • Joseph Applegate
  • William M Smith Co.
  • Crane, Breed & Co
31
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• Stein Manufacturing Co invented and patented…

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CLOTH COVERED CASKETS

• Stein Patent Burial Casket 1871

32
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• Stein Manufacturing Co produced…

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600 caskets weekly

33
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Stein Manufacturing Co. also designed

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• Style & State casket for US Grant 1885

34
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Stein manufacturing Co. merged with…

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National Casket Co 1890

35
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Stein Patent Burial Casket was displayed at…

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Philadelphia Centennial 1876

36
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Owner of Stein Manufacturing Co.

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Samuel Stein

37
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It is because of this person that we “show” caskets in a room.

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Samuel Stein

38
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OTHER IDEAS FOR MATERIALS AND STYLES of caskets, but there was problems with production, didn’t catch on.

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Cement
Glass
Paper mache
Wicker
Rubber
Cruciform 
Adjustable
39
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USE OF LIFE SIGNALS

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  • Fear of being buried alive
  • Morbid preoccupation
  • First patent 1843
  • Many ideas and innovations
  • Never sold

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