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Why are copper caskets only offered in 32oz copper and not 48oz copper?
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There have been also a few 64 oz copper caskets around (for example one by the former Chicago Casket Company). In addition to that, there were the copper deposit caskets in production until the end of the 1970s by the National Casket Company of Boston and by the Boyertown Burial Casket Company. These caskets can be compared to 96 oz sheet copper caskets.
While solid copper caskets are welded (or soldered) from sheets of wrought copper, copper deposit caskets are made in a time consuming electrolytic process by which molecules of copper are deposit upon a casket form which usually consists of 48 oz (ounces per square foot) copper or bronze sheets. This provides the casket with extra strength and a very smooth and untarnished surface without welding seams or burns. Copper deposit caskets ususally have a wall thickness of 1/8" (3mm - about twice as thick as 48oz copper sheets) resulting in an empty weight of approximately 600 to 800 lbs, while solid copper caskets weigh between 200 and 300 lbs. The main reason for (currently) producing 32oz and 48oz copper caskets only is probably the more affordable price. At the end of the 1970s, the wholesale price of a copper deposit casket was between $ 5,000 and 6,000 (plus about 1,000 for an optional silver plated exterior), while 32 oz solid copper caskets were available from around $ 500 wholesale already. Thus, the price of a copper deposit casket was about a dozen times that of the lowest priced solid copper sheet casket.
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What does the number of ounces in the description of copper and bronze burial caskets mean?
While the metal strength and durability of steel caskets is measured in gauge (ga.) - indicating the thickness of the metal - the strength of copper and bronze caskets is usually measured by the weight of the wrought metal sheets from which the caskets are welded together. The sheets used in standard solid copper or bronze caskets have a weight of 32 ounces per square foot, while more expensive caskets use 48oz sheets. Most 32 oz caskets have an empty weight between 200 and 300 lbs, most 48oz caskets between 250 and 350 lbs. In rare cases, 64 oz copper sheets or 96 oz bronze sheets are used for luxury caskets. Exceptions confirm the rule: the measurement in ounces per square foot is not used for top of the line copper and bronze caskets: copper deposit caskets (not welded from copper sheets, but made by a time consuming electrolytic process) usually have a wall thickness of 1/8" (3mm) and an empty weight of approximately 600 to 800 lbs, while cast bronze caskets (which are cast from molten bronze like bells) usually have a weight between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs, which equals that of solid bronze caskets made from sheets with a weight of at least 96 oz.
What is a copper deposit casket and what is a solid copper casket?
Copper deposit caskets are often described as "copper lined caskets" - a description which is misleading because it misses the big differences in production methods, weight and price of solid (sheet) copper caskets versus copper deposit caskets. Solid copper caskets are welded (or soldered) from sheets of wrought copper, while copper deposit caskets are made in a time consuming electrolytic process by which molecules of copper are deposit upon a casket form which usually consists of 48 oz (ounces per square foot) copper or bronze sheets. This provides the casket with extra strength and a very smooth and untarnished surface without welding seams or burns. Copper deposit caskets usually have a wall thickness of 1/8" (3mm - about twice as thick as 48oz copper sheets) resulting in an empty weight of approximately 600 to 800 lbs, while most solid copper caskets weigh between 200 and 300 lbs. In terms of prices, the difference is even bigger, although it is difficult to talk in current prices because copper deposit caskets were manufactured in the US until the end of the 1970s only.
Are there major differences in the manufacturing process or in weight and price between a solid bronze casket and a cast bronze casket?
Yes, there are big differences. Ssolid bronze caskets are made from sheets of wrought bronze which usually are stamped and welded to form a casket, while cast bronze caskets are cast like bells from molten bronze. Standard 32oz bronze caskets (made of bronze sheets weighing 32 ounces per square foot) have an empty weight between 200 to 300 lbs, more expensive 48oz bronze caskets between 300 to 400 lbs., while cast bronze caskets weigh between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs. Currently (in 2014), cast bronze caskets cost both at the wholesale price level and in manufacturer's recommended retail prices around 50 times as much as standard 32oz solid bronze caskets.
What companies manufacture or manufactured copper deposit caskets?
Currently, copper deposit caskets are no longer produced in the US. Copper deposit caskets are caskets which - unlike solid copper caskets which are welded from sheets of wrought copper - are made in a time electrolytic process in which copper molecules are deposited upon a casket form which usually is made of 48 oz copper sheets. While sheet copper caskets weigh between 200 and 300 lbs and are available from $ 2,000 upwards (Online casket retailers' price), copper deposit caskets weigh between 600 and 800 lbs (the typical thickness of the casket walls is 1/8 inch respectively 3mm) and cost up to a dozen times more than standard 32 oz sheet copper caskets. Only cast bronze caskets are more heavy (between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs) and around three times more expensive (currently between $ 160,000 and 270,000). Until the 1980s, copper deposit caskets were manufactured by the Boyertown Burial Casket Company and by the National Casket Company of Massachusetts. The famous National Seamless Copper Deposit caskets had no joints or welding seams nor did the attachments of the handles penetrate the casket walls. The caskets were offered in several designs including a heavily rounded corner design and an urn shaped one. A National Seamless Copper Deposit Casket was used, for example, for the burial of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (a bronze plated round corner model # 21260), for the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst (a triple lid round corner design), for Elvis Presley (a round corner model # 21200) for the religious leader Eliajah Muhammad (a silver plated round corner double lid model #21200) and for the burial of singer Aaliyah Haughton (a silver plated model # 20761 with lavish ornamental corners). Boyertown also manufactured several designs. One of their deposit caskets (the model # 2471) was a double walled copper deposited 48 oz bronze unit, featuring an outer copper deposited 48oz bronze casket and another inner solid bronze casket; this luxury model had a hermetically sealed triple lid: the outer one was made of deposited copper and undivided, the middle one had divided panels made from bronze and the innermost lid was an undivided full length oval plate glass panel. The brass bar handles were attached in such a way that they did not penetrate the wall of the outer casket. The casket was available with either a statuary bronze finish or with silver plated exterior. Probably the closest modern equivalent to a copper deposit casket is the "Marquis" model of the York-Matthews Company, a thermo-deposit 48oz bronze casket, weighing around 310 lbs and offered at prices between $ 25,000 and 38,000.
Is there a difference in material and price between a solid copper casket and a copper deposit casket?
Yes, there is a difference, and it's a big one. Solid copper caskets are made from sheets of wrought copper which usually have a weight of 32 ounces per square foot (standard caskets) or 48 oz, in rare cases even 64 oz or more. The typical weight of a sheet copper casket is between 200 and 300 lbs. 32 oz solid copper caskets are available from $ 2,000 upwards (Online casket retailers). Copper deposit caskets are produced in a time consuming process in which molecules of copper are deposited upon a casket form (usually made of 48oz copper sheets). Copper deposit caskets weigh between 600 and 800 lbs because the typical thickness of their walls is about 1/8 of an inch (3 mm). The cost of copper deposit casket is so high that they were manufactured until the 1980s only (by the Boyertown Burial Casket Co. and by the National Casket Company of Boston). At that time, a copper deposit casket was about a dozen times more expensive than a standard 32oz solid copper casket. The optional silver plating of the exterior would add another 25% to the cost of the casket. This price was exceeded only by cast bronze caskets (weighing between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs), which in the 1970s were about three times more expensive than copper deposit caskets. As mentioned, copper deposit caskets are no longer in production. The closest modern equivalent probably would be the 300 lbs heavy 48oz thermo-deposited bronze casket called "Marquis", manufactured by the York-Hoover Company; the casket costs about ten times the price of a standard 32 oz bronze coffin. The most famous copper deposit caskets were made by the National Casket Company. These copper deposit caskets had no joints or welding seams nor did the attachments of the handles penetrate the casket walls. National seamless copper deposit casket were used for the funerals of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (# 21260 bronze plated), William Randolph Hearst (# 21200 as triple lid inner glass sealer), Elijah Muhammad (silver plated model # 21200 as glassless double lid sealer) Elvis Presley (# 21200) and Aaliyah Haughton (# 20761 ornamental corner design, silver plated). The Boyertown Burial Casket Company manufactured several copper deposit designs, for example a copper deposited bronze casket (model # 2471) which had a complete solid bronze inner casket inside of it. The casket had a triple lid (outer and middle metal lids and an inner glass lid); the weight was probably around 700 lbs.
What kind of casket was Elvis Presley buried in?
Elvis Presley was buried in a seamless copper deposit casket, design # 21200, manufactured by the (former) National Casket Company of Boston. Twenty years befor, Elvis's mother had been buried in the same type of casket (which at the time of her death retailed at $ 8,000). Copper deposit caskets are often described as "copper lined caskets" - a description which is misleading because it misses the big differences in production methods, weight and price of solid copper caskets versus copper deposit caskets. Solid copper caskets are welded (or soldered) from sheets of wrought copper, while copper deposit caskets are made in a time consuming electrolytic process by which molecules of copper are deposited upon a casket form. This provides the casket with extra strength and a very smooth and untarnished surface without welding seams or burns. Copper deposit caskets ususally have a wall thickness of 1/8" (3mm - about twice as thick as 48oz copper sheets) resulting in an empty weight between 600 to 800 lbs, while solid copper caskets weigh between 200 and 300 lbs. Pricewise, the difference is even bigger, although it is difficult to talk in current prices because copper deposit caskets were manufactured in the US until the end of the 1970s only. At that time, the wholesale price of a copper deposit casket was between $ 5,000 and 6,000 (plus about 1,000 for an optional silver plated exterior), while 32 oz solid copper caskets were available from around $ 500 wholesale already. Thus, the price of a copper deposit casket was about a dozen times that of the lowest priced solid copper sheet casket. The high price (as well as the enormous weight) of copper deposit caskets was exceeded only by that of cast bronze caskets (coffins which are cast from molten bronze like bells; they cost three times as much as copper deposit caskets and have a weight between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs). Copper deposit caskets were manufactured by two companies which are no longer in business, although they once were giants of the industry: the National casket company of Boston and the Boyertown Burial Casket Company. Both firms produced several copper deposit designs (and cast bronze caskets as well).The famous National seamless copper deposit caskets had no joints or welding seams nor did the attachments of the handles penetrate the casket walls. National copper deposit caskets (of different designs) were used for the funerals of many famous persons and celebrities other than just Elvis Presley, as for example of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, and singer Aaliyah Haughton.
How expensive are bronze caskets?
Currently (in 2014), bronze burial casket range in prices from approximately US $ 3,000 to 270.000. The price of the casket depends on various factors like the strength of the metal (32oz / 48oz / 96 oz sheet bronze), on the design (square "box" or for example an urn shaped body with single, double, or triple lid), on the finish (polished, plated, brushed, painted), on the kind of hardware (handles, ornaments) and on the type of interior (lining), as well as on the quality of the manufacturing and on the country of origin (American, Asian). The designation 32 oz refers to a sheet metal weight of 32 ounces per square foot, which is the standard strength of bronze sheets for caskets; 32 oz caskets weigh around 250 lbs empty; 48oz caskets around 350 lbs; cast bronze caskets over 1,000 lbs). 32 oz caskets start at retail prices around $ 3,000 (Online shop retailer). 48 oz caskets are available from around $ 8,000, models with inner foot panel or double lid being more expensive. The famous Batesville "Promethean", a polished 48oz bronze casket (chosen for the burial of Michael Jackson) is offered at prices between $ 22,000 and 48,000, the more expensive models featuring 14 carat gold plated handles. The thermo-deposited 48oz bronze double lid "Marquis" casket, manufactured by York / Matthews, costs between $25,000 and 38,000. Some 48 oz casket are available with an optional silver or gold plated exterior, which adds of course to the price. The Verkplank 96 oz model with inner glass lid and bronze foot panel ranges in price between $ 12,000 and 28,000. Even more expensive can be a hand made custom designed bronze casket as manufactured by highly specialized firms like the J. J. Meany company of Traer, Iowa. Finally, the York/Matthews "Pharaoh Sarcophagus", a casket which is not made from sheets of wrought bronze, but cast from molten bronze like a bell, is offered at prices between $ 160.000 (Online casket retailer) and 270,000 (manufacturer's suggested retail price).
Is 3lb greater than 48oz?
1 lb = 16 oz 16(oz) x 3(lb) = 48 oz 48oz = 48oz So the answer is no. 3lb is not greater than 48oz
How much did Aaliyah casket cost?
Most probably, the retail price of her casket is known only to the funeral home and to the family. But also the wholesale price is difficult to quote because when Aaliyah died in 2001, her casket had been out of production already for more than 20 years. Nevertheless some general information as to its price can be given. Aaliyah's relatives chose a very rare and exclusive model - one of the last available copper deposit caskets manufactured by the former National casket company of Boston. The type designation was # 20761, a double lid model with lavish ornamental corners, hand tufted premium velvet interior and a silver plated exterior. Unlike standard solid copper caskets which are welded from 32 oz or 48 oz (ounces per square foot) sheets of wrought copper (resulting in an empty weight between 200 and 300 lbs), copper deposit casket are made in a time consuming process by which copper molecules are deposited on a casket form. The National copper deposit caskets had no joints or welding seams nor did the attachments of the handles penetrate the casket walls. Copper deposit caskets have unusually thick walls of 1/8" (3 mm) resulting in a weight between 600 and 800 lbs. Aaliyah's funeral pictures show that at least eight pall bearers were needed to carry her casket. Other celebrities buried in National copper deposit caskets (of somewhat different design were for example President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Elvis Presley, and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. In the 1970s, the wholesale prices of copper deposit caskets, which are no longer manufactured in the US, were in the range of $ 5,000 to 6,000 - about 10 to 12 times that of standard 32 oz copper caskets (available at wholesale prices from $ 500 upwards at the time). The optional silver plating of the exterior added around 25 % to the basic price of the luxury casket. If manufactured today, one of these National copper deposit caskets certainly would be much more expensive than Michael Jackson's "golden" casket, which actually was a polished 48oz bronze Batesville "Promethean" coffin with 14 karat gold plated handles, for which the family is said to have paid around $ 25,000.
48oz to pounds?
3 pounds.
What was the former Boyertown burial casket renown for?
During the last three decades of its existence, the Boyertown Burial Casket Company, founded in the picturesque Pennsylvania smalltown in 1893 by a local banker, was known as the second largest producer (after the National Casket Co.) of a full line of caskets both for adults and children distributing its products on a nationwide basis. In that period, Boyertown manufactured approximately 5% of all caskets in the US, being the third largest casket maker in the country. (The largest manufacturer was Batesville, but that company produced metal caskets only at that time). Boyertown had now 23 branch offices with warehouses and selection rooms in all parts of the country. The headquarter of the company was located at North Walnut Street in Boyertown, PA, which at the beginning of the second half of the 20th was called "the casket capital of the United States." The Boyertown Burial Casket Company was the largest employer in town. From the very start of the company, the aim of the founders had been not just to supply Boyertown and the surrounding area with caskets, but to make better caskets than had been available. Due to the success of the founders, the Boyertown plant had 600 employees by 1910. Boyertown became one of the very few companies in the US which manufactured not only hardwood and cloth covered softwood caskets, but also wide a variety of metal caskets: steel, zinc, copper and bronze caskets welded from wrought metal sheets, as well as several designs of copper-deposited caskets (made by a time consuming electrolytic process): These rare luxury caskets, which weigh about three times as much and cost about ten times as much as a standard sheet copper casket, were manufactured only by very few companies. One of the Boyertown copper deposit caskets (the model # 2471) was double walled, featuring an outer copper deposited 48oz bronze casket and another inner 32oz solid bronze casket. This luxury model had a hermetically sealing triple lid: the outer one was undivided, the middle one consisted of divided panels; the innermost lid was not made of copper deposited bronze like the two others, but consisted of an undivided full length oval plate glass panel. The brass bar handles of the casket were attached in such a way that they did not penetrate the wall of the outer casket. The casket was available with either a statuary bronze finish or with a silver plated exterior. At the very top of their line, Boyertown offered several cast bronze caskets of different designs costing about three times as much as their copper deposited caskets and weighing about twice as much. In1968, the company started a big expansion program with the aim to become Americas largest casket manufacturer. But the resignation in 1975 of the last company president from the founder's family Mory led to the the downfall of the company, after Boyertown together with National Casket had became the first casket companies publicly traded on the stock exchange in the 1960s. Being run by the Wall Street holding company Tweedy Brown, Inc., Boyertown got a new management which followed a strict "shareholder value" course which resulted in strained relations with the workers, especially with the union members, culminating in a long and bitter strike in 1985. A new production system and a 10 hour shift were introduced with the intention to increase the output from 250 caskets a day to 300, but production fell instead to 200 caskets a day, 60% of them being metal caskets. In 1986 the company was bought by AMEDCO, a subsidiary of the Houston based funeral supply giant Service Corporation International (SCI), which decided to closed the factory in 1988- After the demise of once famous Boyertown Burial Casket Company, only a casket plant of the York Casket Company remained in the city of Boyertown. The Boyertown Burial Casket Company had built one of the caskets used by the famous Hungarian-American magician and stunt performer Harry Houdini: in 1925 he used an air and water tight Boyertown metal casket for a special demonstration in the art of survival: Houdini remained for an hour and a half in the sealed casket at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool without any visible means of obtaining air. Boyertown provided also the hardwood casket for the burial U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy (brother to the late President John F. Kennedy).
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