Early
Masonic Casket Plate
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Ornate
hand-engraved Masonic Casket Plate - "Joel Page. Died July 15, 1870. Age
79 years." These antique casket
plates are among the most bizarre collectibles we have
seen to date. We are personally acquainted with long-term
collectors of these engraved plates which were placed on coffins and
were removed prior to burial and given as a keepsake to the family of the
deceased. Large plate approx 5.75
inches by 6.5 inches. Some tarnish.
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The scans below came from an 1882 Catalog titled
"Coffin and Casket Trimming" by the C. Rogers & Brothers Company of Meriden,
Conn., U.S.A. It was distributed to funeral directors offering high
quality casket accessories such as handles, name plates and emblem shields.
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Name Plates for Engraving
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Emblem Shields
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A special "Thank You" to Judy
Redfield, the co-author of "Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers"
for scanning the above catalog for all their Masonic accessories.
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