Vintage Crane & Breed Cross # 219

Description

Vintage Crane & Breed Cross # 219.Cast metal crucifix made by Crane & Breed Casket Company. This crucifix has a gold toned finish and features holes for hanging to the top and bottom of the piece with Jesus Christ affixed to the cross at His hands and ankles. To the verso , the piece is marked "C&B 219". Measure 13.5" H x 8.0"W x 2" D , weighs 3#.
Crane & Breed started in the 1850's after acquiring a patent by a man named Almond Dunbar Fisk, who is credited with creating the first form fitting , airtight casket. After hid untimely death, Fisk's family sold his patent to what would become Crane & Breed Casket Company.