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Currently (in 2014) there is only one company which produce cast bronze caskets - caskets which are not welded from sheets of wrought sheet bronze, but units which are cast like bells from molten bronze poured into a form - in the US: the York-Matthews company makes the "Pharaoh Sarcophagus" model, a cast bronze casket weighing 1,100 lbs and offered at a manufacturer's suggested list price of $ 270,000, but available from Online casket retailers at a "bargain" price of 160,000. The casket is cast in Italy, but marketed in the US.
In the second half of the 20th century, there were still three companies in the US which produced cast bronze caskets: the Boyertown Burial Casket Company, the Springfield Metallic Casket Company and finally the National Casket Company of Boston, which manufactured the famous "Sarcophagus" caskets, one of which was used for the burial of Henry Ford.
A cast bronze casket is also shown in the Fine Art Casting Gallery of Kassons Casting, a firm located in Austin, TX. Unfortunately, there is no information given for which casket supplier this unit was casted; perhaps for the SCI corporation, as both firms are from Texas.
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What is the difference in price between a copper deposit casket and a bronze cast casket?
The question is somewhat difficult to answer because copper deposited casket were manufactured until the 1980s only. Cast bronze and copper deposited caskets are the most expensive and the most heavy metal caskets available. While cast bronze caskets weigh between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs, copper deposit caskets have a weight between 600 and 800 lbs. The price difference between these caskets (which were manufactured by the Boyertown Burial Casket Company and by the National Casket Company of Boston) in the 1970s was as follows: cast bronze casket had a wholesale price between US $ 15,000 and 19,000 while copper deposited caskets cost between $ 5,000 and 6,000 wholesale (plus approximately $ 1,000 for an optional silver plated exterior).
Is there a difference between a solid bronze and a bronze deposit casket?
Yes, there is a difference, but is less important than the difference between solid (sheet) bronze and cast bronze caskets. Solid bronze caskets are welded from sheets of wrought bronze. Bronze deposit caskets too, but they have an additional coat of bronze which is applied by an electrolytic (or similar) process to a base made of sheet bronze. This increases the thickness of the bronze walls and guarantees a smooth surface.
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 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.
How much does a metal burial casket weigh?
Standard metal caskets (20ga steel) weigh around 200 lbs empty. Most solid (sheet) copper or bronze caskets have a weight between 250 and 350 lbs. Copper deposit caskets (made of electrolytically deposited copper) between 600 and 800 lbs. Cast bronze caskets (cast from molten bronze like bells) between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs.
How heavy are luxury casket made from copper or bronze?
Standard copper and bronze caskets - made of 32 oz sheets of wrought metal (one square foot of a copper or bronze sheet weighing 32 ounces) have an (empty) weight starting around 200 lbs. More expensive copper and bronze caskets made of 48 oz (and in rare cases of 64 oz or 96 oz) sheets as well as caskets having a double lid usually weigh between 300 and 400 lbs. Copper deposit caskets (caskets made by electrolytically depositing copper molecules upon a casket form usually made of sheet copper) have a weight between 600 and 800 lbs. Cast bronze caskets (made from molten bronze poured into a casket mold) weigh between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs.
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 a bronze casket more or less expensive than a copper casket?
Bronze caskets may be somewhat more expensive than copper caskets, but the price difference matters only in the lower price bracket of caskets made of semi precious metals; in the higher price brackets it seems to become irrelevant.
What are the different types of metal caskets?
Metal caskets are available in carbon steel, copper, bronze, and stainless steel. Carbon steel caskets are available in different gauges, ranging from 20 gauge (the thinnest) to 16 gauge (the thickest)
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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 bronze used in oil rigs?
Yes. Bronze is used to manufacture some of the parts on an oil rig.
