Hammertone finish
A sprayed finish that has the appearance of small indentations in the metal; the 'indentations' are in the paint and appears the paint dries; usually found on inexpensive caskets.
Graveside service
A ceremony or ritual, religious or otherwise, conducted at the grave.
Hardware
The handles, ornamental fixtures and their fittings that are attached to the casket shell.
Grave liner
An outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load but without protection from the elements.
Header Flange
The turned under edge or horizontal portion of the header.
Invoice
A source document showing quantity, description, prices of items, total amount of purchase and the terms of payment.
Indirect Lighting
Reflected illumination of an object.
Inventory Turnover
The number of times the average inventory has been sold or used up during a period.
Hinge Cover
That portion of the casket interior covering the hinges that attach the casket cap to the casket body; usually extends from the roll and becomes a part of the body lining.
Hermetically sealed
Airtight; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering.
Immediate Burial
A disposition of human remains by burial without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body present, except for a graveside service.
Itemization
The method of price quotation by which each unit of service and/or merchandise is priced separately.
Horizontal Tablet
A type of cemetery monument in which the die is wider than it is tall.
Head panel
A component part of the casket interior which is inside the head portion of the cap; no distinction is made between the head panel and foot panel in full couch caskets.
Income
An inflow of assets as a result of selling a product or providing a service.
Laminates
Made by uniting superimposed layers of different materials.
Incandescent Light
The illumination resulting from the glowing of a heated filament.
Inventory
Those goods or stock of goods which are held for resale at a profit.
Lawncrypt
Grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners which have been stacked one on top of the others, with the first person who dies being buried in the deepest grave liner with subsequent burials on top.
Income Statement
A formal financial statement which presents the income, expenses, and resulting net profit or net loss for a given period.
Hardwood
Any tough, heavy timber with a compact texture; any deciduous tree.
The method of selling merchandise whereby the funeral director does not stay in the selection room during the selection process.
The method of selling merchandise whereby the funeral director does not stay in the selection room during the selection process.
Inner panels
Functional or ornamental covering that usually covers the foot end of the casket in the full couch casket; may be located at both the head and foot of the full couch casket.