Funeral Directing II Lesson 4.3 (Study Guide)

A device upon which two or three caskets are placed, one on top of the other for display.

Casket rack

The stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection room

Casket stand

Placing caskets for selection in their order of increasing or decreasing value

Consecutive method

Three or four caskets utilized to educate the selecting party regarding the elements of casket construction

Demonstration group

The method of selling caskets whereby the funeral director remains in the selection room throughout the selection process

Direct selection procedure.

The illumination produced by a tubular electric discharge lamp; the fluorescence of phosphors coating inside of a tube

Fluorescent lighting

Use of portions of caskets (1/2 1/4 or 1/8) in the selection room

Fractional display

The illumination resulting from the glowing of a heated filament

Incandescent lighting.

Reflected illumination of an object.

Indirect lighting.

The method of selling caskets whereby the funeral director remains in the selection room throughout the selection process

Indirect selection procedure.

Illumination directly shining on an object

direct lighting