Merchandising Glossary

a method of closure or a method of sealing a vault that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault

A transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket

an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition material, or pouches of canvas (with or without an outside covering) or like materials

the lining attaced to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket & or a component part of the throw (overlay/overthrow) which extends downward into the body of the casket

the part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug (ear)

the sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of units

a single handle in which the lug, arm which is grasped by the casket bearer

that part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is grasped by the casket bearer

the lower or supporting part of a monument. In some monuments, there may be a first, second & third base.

molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels

the portion of the casket upon which te deceased human remains are placed

a method of price quotation showing separately the price of the service to be rendered and the price of the casket

that portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom

a molding along the uppermost edge of the body panels

the horizontal portion