Solid copper, polished rather than brushed, so it holds a warm shine instead of a matte tone. Pink velvet inside with floral embroidery worked into the lid panel. Solid copper does not rust. Left long enough it develops a patina rather than corroding, which is the reason families choose copper over a copper-toned steel finish — and the reason it costs what it does. Square casket corners, copper swingbar handles, half couch, adjustable bed. It fits a standard burial vault and is rated to 500 pounds. At $5,495 it is at the top of our range, and one of only a handful of genuinely solid copper caskets we carry.
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.