Sixteen-gauge steel — heavier plate than the 18 and 20 gauge that make up most of the range, and most of the reason this sits where it does on price. Brushed finish, silver-beige velvet inside. Batesville build it with their LifeSymbols interchangeable corners, so the four corner medallions can be swapped for something that meant something to the person — a rose, a set of praying hands, a fishing rod — and three LifeStories medallions are included. The overlay comes lace or tailored; tell us which you would like. A MemorySafe drawer holds keepsakes and private notes left during the visitation. At $5,795 it sits among the higher-priced of our 16-gauge caskets.
The casket is shipped in one of two special cargo compartments under the commercial passenger airplanes (typically American, Delta or United) apart from the other luggage. These two special compartments are where they store bodies and empty caskets. This is how the casket is packaged. First there is a thin layer of Styrofoam, followed by a layer of bubble wrap. Over that are placed large blocks of hard Styrofoam which provide most of the support as well as 5" thick styrofoam caps over both ends. Over that is a double-walled cardboard box and then another double-walled box over that. You can literally beat the box with a baseball bat and not hurt the casket. There is roughly 3-5 inches between the outer box and the inner casket so if the box is ruffled on the outside, the casket will not be scratched or dented 3-5 inches below the box surface. After it gets to the airport the hot-shot courier typically picks up your casket and delivers it directly to the funeral home in his van. We will email you to notify you that the casket has been delivered.