Saturday, March 21, 2020

Zinc Monuments

Zinc monuments are rare as they were made only during a couple decades starting in the 1870s.


Oakland Cemtery has quite a few of them. They are hollow inside; some say bootleggers stored booze inside of them. This monument is missing its top:


Holding my phone above it, I snapped a photo of the inside.


These monuments are also known as "white bronze" monuments even though they are mostly zinc (there is a small amount of tin in them too). I imagine the naming was a marketing move. With time, the monuments can take on a bluish hue. 


Over time, the detailing holds up a lot better than in marble:


Here is a large family zinc monument with individual monuments made out of zinc for each family member.




Read more about zinc cemetery monuments here.


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