Klicker Chapter 10 - Caskets and Vaults Flashcards
Casket and coffin
Casket is a receptacle for remains that protects and gives a suitable memory picture. Coffin is anthropoidal in shape. Forerunner for the casket. Prominently used in the 17th century.
Fesk metallic coffins started the metal casket industry in?
1848
Wood dominated the casket construction industry until?
1800s
Casket companies started in…
Batesville: 1884
Aurora: 1890
Boyertown: 1917
By 1950s, there were over 700 casket manufacturers in the US.
Consolidation resulted in 175 manufacturers in the US in 2007
Wood caskets Less protection than metal.
Hardwood: from trees that loose their leaves Annually. More expensive. (Deciduous)
Softwood: cone bearing trees. Lighter and easier to cut. (Coniferous)
Birch
Smooth thin layered bark, closed grain, heavy white wood. Often seen in kitchen cabinetry.
Cherry
White close grained. Often stained red. High gloss
Mahogany
Premier hardwood.
Expensive, imported from Central America and Africa.
Reddish brown.
Maple
Light, accepts any stain.
In furniture and 🎳 lanes
Oak
Strong and durable, red and white oak comprise about 1/3 of all hardwood caskets sold in US.
Walnut
Expensive, brown, decreasing in popularity because it’s so costly.
2% of hardwood casket sales
Pine
Abundant, noted for its twig-knots, inexpensive.
Poplar
From populus genus of trees.
From eastern and central US.
Grows fast.
Soft white.
Will adapt any stain.
Selected Hardwood- SALIX
Whole casket constructed out of many types of wood.
- laminates
- wood veneer
- artificial veneer
- wood by
- products
- composition board
- plywood
Metal caskets
Most popular.
Steel carries highest % of sales.
Component parts are made of sheet metal.
Heavy machinery required to create the smooth look and rigidity.
Ferrous metal
Formed from iron (Fe)-Steel:
iron + carbon.
Soft and malleable
Gauge: measurement of thickness. # of sheets required to create 1 inch of thickness. -The smaller the number, the thicker the sheet.
- Stainless steel: steel, chromium, and nickel.
- Resists rust.
- Companies usually use 400 and 300 series.
300 being the better choice.
Galvanized
Steel that has been coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust.
Non-ferrous metal
Any metal not formed from iron.
Copper: reddish brown, easily molded. No Fe, no rust. Virtually indestructible.
Copper deposit: made from core of copper metal. Forms a seamless unit.
Wrought copper: rolled into sheets
Bronze: 90% copper with tin. Sometimes zinc. Strongest. Measured by ounces per square foot. Usually 32 or 48 oz.
Wrought bronze: rolled into sheets
Cast bronze: molten and poured into mold.
Other materials
Plastic and fiberglass: are easy to make, limited to lower end caskets.
Fiberglass are more common and can be finished in any color.
Usually intended to resemble other materials such as marble.
Resists deterioration.
Polymer: similar to plastic.
Production methods
Cast: molten metal poured into seamless unit
Stamped: sheets are pressed by hydraulic pump in designed forms. Parts are welded together.
Component parts Shell
Parts that compose the cap and body of casket
Component partsCap
Top most part of casket shell, includes ogee, crown, pie, and header.
Component partsRim (Ogee)
“S” shaped molding part of the cap.
Component partsCrown
Uppermost part of the cap. Extending from rim to rim. Everything above the rim.
Component partsPie (fishtail)
Wedge shaped portion of the cap (lid) at each end of the crown.
Component partsRim Flange (Ogee Flange)
Turned under edge of the rim that comes into contact with gasket
Component partsGasket channel
Found on cut top of gasketed caskets. Integral part of foot panel header.
Component parts Body
Part of shell containing top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom
Component partsTop body molding(Body ledge)
Molding Along uppermost edge of body panels
Component partsTop body molding flange(Body ledge flange)
Horizontal portion of top body molding where the gasket is placed.
Component partsBody panels
compose the sides and ends of the casket shell
Component partsBase molding
Molding along the lower most edge of the body panels
Component parts Hardware
Handles, ornamental fixtures, their fittings
Types of handles
Swing bar:
- moveable handle with hinged arm.
- Can be full length, individual or single.
Stationary bar:
- non moveable.
Bail handle:
- lug, arm, and bar combined in one unit.
Component parts of handle
Lug
- Attached to body
Arm
- attaches bar to lug
Bar
- grasped by bearer
Tip
- decorative part covering exposed end of the bar
Corner
- optional part of hardware attached to four corners of panel.