Funeral home management & Merchandising Week 2

True

Over time, emphasis on the coffin's basic functionality gave way to an increasing interest in the coffin's aesthetics, or eye appeal

Composition board

Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue

Flange

Projecting rim to give an object strength or hold another piece in place

Moldings

Shaped strips to enhance the appearance of an object (casket) or room.

3 types of handles

Swing bar Stationary bar Bail bar handles (short bar chest handles)

Ornamented with hardware including handles and corner pieces. Has a shape opening style as well as a closure method.

The Casket

Cap

The ______ is the topmost portion of the casket shell, and includes the ogee, crown, pie, and header

Crown

The _______ is the uppermost part of the cap

True

The bar is the part of the casket handle which is grasped by the casket bearer

True

The body ledge flange / top body molding flange is the horizontal portion of the top body molding where the gasket is placed on gasketed caskets

True

The casket "body" is that portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panels, base molding, and casket bottom

Shell

The casket ______ refers collectively to the cap and body of the casket

True

The first U. S. patent for a metallic coffin was issued in 1836 to James Gray

Bottom

The lowest portion of the casket

Cast hardware

The most expensive hardware production method in which molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and is then removed from the mold.

True

The word casket is alternately defined as a small box for jewels, which implies that the contents therein are of a precious and valuable nature

Front side and backside

There are two sides

Plywood

Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will always run the same direction.

Crown

Topmost portion of the cap or lid

Ferrous & non ferrous

Types of metals used for casket making

French word, cassette (Casket)

Which means a small chest or box

Foot panel

a component part of the casket interior which is inside the foot portion of the cap

Stamped hardware

a hardware production method of lesser expense whereby the casket hardware sections are pressed out on a hydraulic press

Steel

a metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and carbon

Plastic Extrusion Molding

a method of molding plastic by injecting molten plastic into a die

Top Body Molding (Body Ledge)

a molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels

Swing bar

a moveable casket handle with a hinged arm

Stationary bar

a non-moveable casket handle

Bail Handle or Bail Bar

a single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit

Rim

also known as the Ogee.

Ferrous metal

any metal formed from iron (steel or stainless steel)

Non-ferrous metal

any metal which is not formed from iron

Lid or Cap

between crown and bottom

Header (cap filler)

component part of cap/lid that is constructed into caskets that display a cut top; provides strength/rigidity at the point of the transverse cut.

Wrought Copper

copper metal rolled into sheets

Wood veneer

created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to an inferior wood

Kophinos

greek term meaning "basket"

Laminates

made by uniting superimposed layers of different materials

Base molding

molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels

Casket

rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like material, and ornamented and lined with fabric. (FTC) a case or receptacle in which human remains are placed for protection, practical utility, and a suitable memory picture: any box or container of one of more parts in which a dead human body is placed prior to interment, entombment, or cremation which may or may not be permanently interred, entombed, or cremated with the dead human remains.

Galvanized

steel that has been coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust

The shell

the component parts of the casket comprised of the cap (lid) and body of the casket

Body ledge flange (top body molding flange)

the horizontal portion of the top body molding (body ledge) where the gasket is placed on gasketed caskets

Cap (lid)

the top most part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie, and header

Header flange

the turned under edge or horizontal portion of the header

Ogee flange (rim flange)

the turned under edge or horizontal portion of the rim which comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange (top body molding flange)

False

"Hardware" refers to the bolts, screws, and nails used to assemble the casket shell

Shell or body of the casket

"The part that looks like the box" That portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom.

Select hardwood (salix)

A casket constructed from many different species of wood (ex: poplar, cottonwood); sometimes referred to as salix or willow; the component parts of a single casket will not necessarily be constructed of the same species of wood.

Bronze

A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%

stainless steel

A metal alloy of steel, chromium, and sometimes nickel which is used in casket construction; noted for its ability to resist rust.

Gasket

A piece of rubber used to make the space between the lid and the top body molding (body ledge) leak proof

Coffin

A receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape; i.e. human shaped.

Finish

Added to the box to make it entirely presentable.

Rim flange

Also known as ogee flange

Ogee or rim

An "S" shaped molding that is a component part of the casket cap.

Body

Box like portion of the casket. It is comprised of the body panels; two side and two end panels. It has a bottom that is distinguished by the presence of a base molding.

True

By the mid 1800's, many professional cabinetmakers began specializing in the production of coffins and even offered undertaking as a supplemental sideline to their already established businesses

Corner pieces (4 corners on a casket)

Can be cast hardware or stamped hardware

True

Cast hardware is formed via the most expensive hardware production method

Lug or ear Arm (if extension or swing bar handle; not on stationary) Bar Tip

Component parts of the handle

Pie

Fishtail

Gasket channel

Found on cut top gasketed caskets; is an integral part of the foot panel header on gasketed caskets; the function is to hold the transverse gasket to seal the space between the head and foot caps. Final component part of the cap or lid.