Bronze headstones are produced from molten metal, mostly copper with other chemicals added for strength and other qualities, poured into a prepared mold that contains the lettering, design, emblems etc. in reverse – so the molten metal fills the openings. When the metal cools and the mold is released, the metal letters, etc. stand up…
Category: Headstones and Monuments
Bevel Markers – Lower Height Stand-up Headstones…
The next size up from grass, or ground, level headstones is the bevel. Single size is 2′ wide and 1′ deep. Double width usually runs 3′. These are much thicker than grass markers and the top is slightly angled, or beveled. They can be made in any color stone (like all the others) and in…
Specialty Monuments – Unusual Applications…
Monuments can be “converted” from one use to another. Something intended for one purpose can be converted to serve another, thus creating a distinctive, unusual application. A couple of examples are shown below, including changing a regular single monument into a double monument by “building onto it” – sort of like adding a room onto…
Monuments – Larger Two Piece Headstones…
Monuments are larger, two piece headstones. The upright piece is referred to as the die, or, tablet. The lower piece, on which the upright rests, is referred to as the base. They can range in size from very small, not much higher than a wedge marker, to 3′, 4′ and much, much larger. In fact,…
Wedge Markers – Nice Visible Stand-up Headstones…
A wedge marker, sometimes called a slant, is a nice compromise between the less expensive grass markers and a more expensive monuments. The basic stone (the size that we use – although we can provide any size you want) stands 16″ high (almost 1 1/2′ foot), or, if mounted on a base, even higher. Like…
Basic Headstones – Grass Markers Flush with the Ground…
The basic headstone is a flat marker that is installed flush with the ground. These do the job of identifying the grave, and, are relatively inexpensive. They can range in size from a basic 2′ wide x 1′ high through larger 2′ wide by 1 1/4′ high or even bigger. A typical grass marker used…
How to Install Monuments and Headstones – How They Should be Installed…
Over the years we have sometimes been hired by others to install, or, reinstall headstones and monuments sold by others, or, to redo a crappy installation originally performed by others. Below is a sample of one we installed a couple years ago for a family who had purchased their headstone from an outfit in California.…
Unusual Uses For Headtone and Monuments…
Usual uses for monuments and headstones. Over the years we have sold headstones for uses not directly related to marking a burial site. Below are just a few of them.
You Can Take It With You When You’re Gone…..
They say you can’t take it with you when you’re gone…. but here’s a way, at least partially. The gentleman who purchased this, which we completed and installed just recently, told me that he had always wanted a distinctive headstone. He also made the point, very true, that you’re only going to purchase one in…