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| How are bronze and copper caskets measured? |
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| By ounces per square foot |
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| Which part of a casket will a casket bearer grab and hold when carrying a casket? |
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| What is the strip of metal, plastic, or cloth that is attached to the inside of the casket panel, covering the area at which the roll is anchored? |
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| What type of casket interior material is thin crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wood? |
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| In what increments do infant caskets increase in length? |
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| What type of container would be used to transfer a body that is embalmed but not casketed? |
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| Taking the wholesale cost of a casket and multiplying it by 2.5 would be what type of price markup? |
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| Where is the preferred location of the selection room in the funeral home? |
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| This type of wood comes from gymnosperm trees and are coniferous, cone bearing, and usually lighter than most woods. |
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| "S" shaped molding that is a pertinent part of the casket cap. |
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| The part of the casket shell that has the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom. |
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| This part of the casket handle attaches the bar to the lug. |
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| Part of the casket interior that lines the rim and surrounds the cap panel. |
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| This method of closure is considered airtight, impervious to external influence, and is typically sealed by soldering or fusion. |
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| Purposes of vaults include: |
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To support the earth load
Limit intrusion of outside elements |
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| A headstone with a slightly slanting top. |
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| From largest to smallest, what is the correct order in a cemetery? |
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| Section, Block, Lot, Grave |
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| A process involving the collection and appraisal of market demographics such as mean or median age, income, and primary economic base. |
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| A study that is used by a business to determine where the potential customers are located. |
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| ___ is important to consider when selecting what merchandise a funeral home should continue to offer. |
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| A method used by management to establish the selling price for services and merchandise. |
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| Method of pricing in which charges are broken down into many major component parts. |
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| If cremation rates in a particular area are increasing, a funeral home may want to consider adjusting what? |
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| Having full size caskets on the floor can be both expensive and take up space. Presenting merchandise in this manner may save money on inventory and printing cost. |
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| The illumination resulting from the glowing of a heated filament. |
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| It has been suggested that a casket bottom should be between __-__ inches above the floor to produce the ideal viewing height. |
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| A secure stand constructed for the placement of a casket for viewing and services, but sometimes a means of merchandise display. |
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| In a traditional selection room with full sized caskets, the recommended numbers would be a minimum of __ and a maximum of __. |
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| The recommended square footage per full size casket. |
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| This can provide a comfortable and stable place for a family member to rest, regroup, and divert the attention away from the powerful image of being surrounded by caskets in the selection room. |
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| Which act regulates warranties on consumer products that do not perform as expected after purchase? |
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| Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act |
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| A method of closure that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault, often called the diving bell principle. |
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| A transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket. |
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| The lining attached to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket and/or a component part of the throw (overlay) which extends downward into the body of the casket. |
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| A single handle is which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit. |
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| The lower or supporting part of a monument. |
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| The portion of the casket upon which the human remains are placed. |
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| A method of price quotation showing separately the price of the service to be rendered and the price of the casket. |
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| A molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels. |
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| Body ledge (top body molding) |
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| The horizontal portion of the top body molding (body ledge) where the gasket is placed on gasketed caskets. |
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| Body ledge flange (top body molding flange) |
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| Material which drapes the inside perimeter of the body of the casket. |
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| Compose the sides and ends of the casket shell. |
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| Component part of the cap (lid) on half couch caskets that provides support at the point of the transverse cut. |
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| Bridge (header, cap filler) |
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| A twilled, napped, woolen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric usually made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plain or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finish. |
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| A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%. |
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| Bare metal is scratched with an abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained. |
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| The top most part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie, and header. |
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| The focal part of the interior which fills the inside of the crown, sometimes bordered by the roll (cove); may be referred to as the panel. |
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| A removable metal unit that is placed inside a wooden casket shell to provide protective qualities. |
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| Production method in which molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to cool. |
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| A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the human remains not present. |
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| A transfer container for uncasketed remains consisting of a particle board tray with a cardboard cover. |
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| Any product designed or intended to be used together as both a casket and as a permanent burial receptacle. |
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| Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size and shape of the particles of wood used. |
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| Composition board (particle board, pressed board, fiberboard, hardboard) |
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| Placing caskets for selection in their order of increasing or decreasing value. |
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| To give to an agent to be cared for or sold and is not paid for until sold. |
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| Pricing based on the cost of producing, distributing, and selling the product plus a fair rate of return for effort and risk. |
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| A crypt in which the casket lies parallel to the crypt front. |
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| A component part of the casket interior which lines the rim (ogee) and surrounds the cap panel. |
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| An exterior casket finish in which the metal is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries; usually used on less expensive caskets. |
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| The uppermost part of the casket cap. |
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| A form of casket interior created by placing the lining material on a metal form, weights added, the material steamed, and then attached to a suitable upholstery (backing) material. |
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| Setting prices based upon the buyers perceived value. |
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| Customer value based pricing |
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| Main part of a monument, the upright portion above the base where the inscription is located. |
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| A heavy durable cotton fabric with a short (1/8th inch or less), thick, velvety nap on one side; woven cloth with a suede-like appearance. |
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| The top of an air seal burial vault which entraps air as it is put in position; it also supports the weight of the earth above. |
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| A method of closure that utilizes the principle of the air seal in conjunction with an epoxy material at the junction of the dome and the base of the vault. |
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| The part of the casket handle that is attached to the casket body. |
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| Material having designs raised above the surface; frequently seen on cloth covered caskets. |
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| A range of derivative wood products, which are manufactured by binding together wood strands, particles, fibers, or veneers with adhesives to form composite materials. Sometimes referred to as composite wood or manufactured wood products. |
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| Wood that has been shredded into spaghetti-like strings. |
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| The portion of the casket interior which extends over the top body molding (body ledge) for aesthetic value. |
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| A material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass embedded in various resins. |
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| The wedge shaped portion of the cap (lid) at each end of the crown. |
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| A casket shell design in which the sides and ends of the casket body flare out from the bottom to the top; a casket shell design that is narrower and shorter at the bottom than at the top. |
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| A finish used on casket exteriors that is free of gloss, dull, lusterless surface. |
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| Flat finish (Matte finish) |
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| The illumination produced by a tubular electric discharge lamp; the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of a tube. |
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| Steel that has been coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust. |
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| The channel found on the foot panel header of a half couch casket. |
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| A thickness measurement of metals. |
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| A pricing method where the mark-up varies. |
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| An outer enclosure, which offers protection from the earth load but without protection from the elements. |
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| A high intensity light source that produces a white light approximating natural daylight. |
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| A sprayed finish that has the appearance of small indentations in the metal (as if struck by a ballpen hammer); the indentations are in the paint and appear as the paint dries. |
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| Any tough, heavy timber with a compact texture; any deciduous tree (any tree that loses its leaves annually). |
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| The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the header of the casket cap. |
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| That portion of the casket interior covering the hinges that attach the casket cap to the casket body; usually extends from the roll and becomes a part of the body lining. |
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| Hinge cover (hinge skirt) |
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| A type of cemetery monument in which the die is wider than it is tall. |
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| Functional or ornamental covering that usually covers the foot end of the casket in the full couch casket; may be located at both the head and foot of the full couch casket. |
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| The method of price quotation by which each unit of goods and services is priced separately |
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| Made by bonding superimposed layers of different materials. |
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| Grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners, which have been stacked one on top of the other with the first person who dies being buried in the deepest grave liner. |
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| Light emitting diode lighting; a semiconductor device that converts electricity into light; noted for its high energy savings and long-lasting durability. |
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| A fabric made from flax; noted for its strength, coolness, and luster. |
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| Pressed paper in sheet form; used in casket construction as a backing (upholstery) material. |
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| A gasketed container, which can be used as an insert in a casket or as a separate shipping container. |
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| Metal case (Ziegler case) |
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| The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the casket rim which comes into contact with the gasket or body ledge flange (top body molding flange). |
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| Any container, which is designed for placement in the grave around the casket or urn including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes and grave liners. |
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| The aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket. |
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| Overlay (overthrow, throw) |
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| A casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit and which opens as one piece. |
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| A casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two-piece lid for the casket. |
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| A synthetic or natural organic polymers shaped when soft and then hardened. |
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| A method of forming items by injecting molten plastic into a die. |
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| Plastic extrusion molding |
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The finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process; often found on casket hardware; in casket construction is identified by the term
“deposit,” as in “copper deposit.” |
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| A woven cloth with a nap exceeding 1/8th inch. |
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| 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. |
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| A surface made smooth and glossy usually by friction; brought to a developed, finished, or refined state; burnished. |
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| A compound, similar in appearance to plastic, that has a high molecular weight creating an extremely durable substance. |
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| Method by which prices are explained to the consumer. |
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| A casket opening style in which the cap or lid at the head end of the casket is completely removed from the casket for the purpose of viewing; the remains may be viewed from either side of the casket. |
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| Priest casket (slip panel) |
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| A fabric woven to create a smooth lustrous face and dull back. |
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| A type of low-luster casket finish that is smooth with well defined, fine lines or striations. |
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| A combination of a tailored interior with one or more other styles of interior for effect. |
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| The component parts of the casket comprised of the cap (lid) and body. |
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| A style of casket interior in which the material is drawn or gathered in parallel fashion in a multiple needle head sewing process. |
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| A casket in which the cap is in two pieces. The rim (ogee) and foot panel is one piece which is hinged to the top body molding and the head panel being the second piece which is hinged to the rim (ogee). |
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| A cemetery marker that has a face that has an angle greater than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees in relationship to the terrain. |
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| The casket shell has no components formed from wood by-products. |
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| A rust-resistant metal alloy of steel, chromium, and sometimes nickel. |
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| Casket in which the body panels are at a 90-degree angle to the bottom and the corners form 90-degree angles. |
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| State casket (vertical side square) |
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| A metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and carbon; used in caskets it is low in carbon which keeps it soft (mild) and malleable; commercial steel contains carbon in an amount up to 1.7% as an essential alloying constituent. May be referred to as carbon steel based upon the percentage of carbon in the alloy. |
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| Elongated indentations that are pressed into the casket bottom and help to strengthen the casket shell. |
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| The miscellaneous items provided or used to complement the services of a funeral director, i.e. register books, acknowledgment cards, memorial folders/programs, religious paraphernalia, flag case, etc. |
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| A tightly drawn form of casket interior style. |
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| The decorative or ornamental part of the casket handle that covers the exposed ends of the bar. |
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| A method of closure that utilizes an epoxy compound in conjunction with tongue-ingroove construction at the top edge and the lid of the vault. |
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| A style of casket interior created by placing a padding material between a lining material and a backing material, with subsequent stitches taken, forming small raised puffs. |
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| A method of price quotation in which one price includes both service and casket. |
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| A casket design in which the body panels display the shape of an urn. |
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| An outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load as well as other protective qualities. |
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| A fabric of silk, cotton, and possibly rayon, with a nap typically found in higher quality caskets. |
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| A type of cemetery monument in which the die is taller than it is wide. |
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| Created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to an inferior wood. |
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| Metal rolled into sheets. |
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