FSE 112 Final: Notable Dates in Funeral History
1st Coffin Warehouse - Correct Answer 1812 - John L.Dillion, Coffin & Shroud Warehouse Translated The French Gannal's History of Embalming - Correct Answer 1834 - Dr. Richard Harlan 1st Patent on Metallic Coffin - Correct Answer 1836 - James A. Gray History of Embalming Translation Published - Correct Answer 1840 - Dr. Richard Harlan Possibly earliest embalming school established (later to become the Cincinnati College of Embalming) - Correct Answer 1882 - Joseph H. Clarke Developed Life Signal Casket - Correct Answer 1843 - Christian Eisenbrandt Cooling Board Design Introduced - Correct Answer 1846 - Robert Frederick and C.A. Trump Fisk Metallic Coffin - Correct Answer 1848 - Almond D. Fisk Acquired Manufacturing Rights for Fisk Metallic Coffin - Correct Answer 1853 - Crane & Barnes Received patent for embalming process (arsenic) - Correct Answer 1856 - J. Anothony Gaussardia Ogee Design Introduced - Correct Answer 1859 - A.C. Barstow Rectangular Metallic Burial Case Introduced - Correct Answer 1860 Civil War - Correct Answer 1861 - 1865 Style "E" State Casket Used (U.S. Grant) - Correct Answer 1885 Rochester School of Embalming Opened - Correct Answer 1882 - Auguste Renouard
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