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Coffins, Burial Cases and Caskets

Coffins, Burial Cases and Caskets. 17 th and 18 th Century Coffined Burial in America. HAFD page 157 1750: coffined burial common among upper and middle class subdivision of crafts 1800: “coffin furniture” manufactured in America. Readings Question #1. HAFD page 160

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Coffins, Burial Cases and Caskets

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  1. Coffins, Burial Cases and Caskets

  2. 17th and 18th Century Coffined Burial in America • HAFD page 157 • 1750: coffined burial common among upper and middle class • subdivision of crafts • 1800: “coffin furniture” manufactured in America

  3. Readings Question #1 HAFD page 160 Describe the early American coffins of the wealthy as well as the less fortunate. coffinmaking became a specialty “furnishing undertakers” 1850: “coffin shop”

  4. Early Coffin Shops and Coffin Warehouses • War of 1812: Western expansion • rapid growth and spread of coffin shops • coffin warehouses • funerals began to emphasize the coffin • quality, price and “diversity of purpose” • 2/3 of the funeral bill was the cost of the coffin

  5. Readings Question #2 • HAFD page 162 • List the goals that the coffin and casket makers set for their product.

  6. Stone and Metal Coffins(HAFD page 163) • 1835: 1st American patents for coffins made of stone, marble, and cement • 1836: 1st American patent for a metal coffin • 1860: patents on coffins made of clay; cement and wood; iron and wood; zinc; iron and glass; iron; cement; marble; and artificial stone • 1900: patents for vulcanized rubber, fabricated metals; papier-mache; aluminum; cloth and wood; wood and glass; inner-coffins; celluloid

  7. Readings Question #3 HAFD page 164 Describe the “Fisk Metallic Coffin”. What were some of its claims?

  8. Fisk Metallic Coffin The one on the left was disinterred in 1969.

  9. Metallic Burial Cases • HAFD page 165 • 1850: first introduced to America • new mode of coffin construction based on mass production methods • stove manufacturers

  10. Readings Question #4 HAFD page 166 What were the 3 primary claims made by the manufacturers of metallic burial cases?

  11. Metallic Burial Casket • HAFD page 168 Plate 31 • 1859: rectangular shape adopted • “ogee design” • lighter metal and cloth-covered wooden burial cases and caskets were becoming more popular • early 1870’s: 1st sheet metal casket • 1890’s: term “casket” used

  12. Cloth Burial Cases • HAFD page 171 • 1871: Stein Casket Company • wood casket, covered with cloth • competition with the durability of the metallic burial cases

  13. Readings Question #5 HAFD page 175 What happened at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 that influenced the public’s opinion of cloth burial cases?

  14. Readings Question #6 HAFD page 175 Plate 33 Describe the “Style E State Casket”. 1890 Stein merged with the National Casket Company

  15. Life Signals • HAFD page 180 • “earliest” in Baltimore, 1843: Plate 32a • Newark NJ, Frank Vester, 1868: Plate 32b • Hoboken NJ, Wuest, 1871: Plate 32b & 34 • Indianapolis, Fearnaught, 1882: “Grave Signal” Plate 35 • Youngstown Ohio, Krichbaum, 1882: Plate 36

  16. Readings Question #7 HAFD page 183 Describe the “coffin torpedo”. What was its purpose?

  17. Burial Vaults and Outside Boxes • HAFD page 183 • 19th century: rock, stone, brick or concrete slabs • 1890: “sectionals” • 1872: coffin-box • “rough box” • 1900: concrete burial vault introduced

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