Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1920 — COFFIN MADE OF CAST IRON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COFFIN MADE OF CAST IRON

Recent Fln d In Louisiana Swamps II - Sotoethlna of a mystery was unearthed in Louisiana swamps.« short time ago, when .two negro hunters fouhd an ancient coffin, made wholly

of cast iron. The folds of a shroud are skillfully imitated in the metal, while at the. feet is an hourglassdesign, «.and at the breast space for a nameplate. The head has an octagonal window opening, and the upper and lower halves are united by 15 cap screws, and have tongub-and-groove ddges. There Is little mention of metal burial caskets in the history ofburial customs.— Popular Mechanics Magazine. o