A white shell with a clear full-length viewing top, so the person remains visible with the lid closed. Families choose these for open-casket services where a long viewing is expected, and for services where mourners file past rather than gather. White velvet inside, square corners, silver swingbar handles. Rated to 500 pounds. One thing to know before ordering: clear tops in this class are normally high-grade acrylic rather than glass, which is lighter and less fragile in handling. We would rather confirm the exact panel on this model than have you take our word for it — Contact us.
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.