Chapter 1
The main difference between caskets and coffins.
What is a coffin being six- sided and a casket being rectangular ?
A thin layer of expensive wood glued to an inferior wood base.
What are veneers?
The top most part of the casket is the _____.
This material is shinny and smooth...
What is satin ?
The word ______ is alternately defined as a small box for jewels, which implies that the contents are precious and valuable nature.
What is " casket"?
The type of metal that contains iron and measured by gauge is _______.
What are ferrous metals?
The part attached to the casket body.
What is the lug or ear ?
The curved lining around the lid is called _____.
What is a cove/ roll/ puffing?
Overtime, people started to prefer caskets's ______ over the functionality of a coffin.
What is " aesthetics" or " eye appeal"?
Mahogany would fall into the ___wood category.
What is Hard ?
The trim at the very bottom of the casket is the _____.
What is the base molding ?
The interior style where it is steamed and pushed into a pattern is called _____.
What is crushed ?
This revolution gave the opportunity for caskets to be mass-produced and more accessible for families.
What is Industrialization ?
This type of metal doesn't rust.
What is non-ferrous ?
What the pallbearers actually hold is called _____.
What is the bar ?
The strip covering where the roll is attached is ....
What is the fold or gimp ?
The first Patented caskets were ______ and __________ .
What is Fisk Metallic Burial Container and Stein Patient Burial Casket ?
This type of material has established dominance in today's market place.
What is Metal?
The wedge at the end of the casket is called _____.
What is the pie or fishtail ?
The low to mid range, crinkled texture is ....
What is crepe ?