The white bronze stones were manufactured by American Bronze in Conn., also
in Chicago, and Detroit Bronze in Detroit. I am not aware that any were
assembled at the customer location, but were "brazed" at the corners of the
panels at the factory. If you look inside one you will be able to see the
brazing in the corners. You will see a lot more of these monuments in the
northern county tiers of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, and southern Michigan
counties. I believe Door Village cemetery in Laporte Co., IN has over 60.
Remember that these monuments have an inherent problem called "creeping" or
"sag".The weight of the monument over the years causes the metal to sag,
especially on the bottom panel that attaches to the base. Also the bronze
is brittle and small to large stress cracks appear on many of them. Do not
attempt to remove any of the screw heads that secure the panels, usually
they will break or strip the threads when putting pressure on them. The
metal can not withstand prying on the corners, or trying to straighten the
panel to be in plane or level. Remember that they can be cleaned with scrub
brush..but the patina is created by the oxidation of the bronze with
air..and aggresive techniques will bring loss of patina(The oxidation
layer)..best advice is leave them alone... and they will come home wagging
their tails behind them(ha ha)
I have worked on maybe 50 of them...extreme caution is needed. You cant man
handle them.
Mark Davis
Stone Saver
Original Message:
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From: sunshineacres(a)aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:02:53 EST
To: INPCRP(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INPCRP] Headstones
Does anybody have any information on the cemetery stones that are maybe
copper or bronze? They have the bluish green patina. I have researched
hour
after hour and have come up with nothing. History? Suppliers?
Roxanne
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