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Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, MS.
This grave marker, made entirely of cast zinc, is quite intricately designed and almost undetectable as not stone. White bronze monuments, as they were called, were most popular during the 1880s to 1900, a time when many people considered granite and marble stones to be too expensive. The technique for constructing these zinc monuments was developed in 1873 by M.A. Richardson of Chautauqua, New York. Richardson, along with two business partners tried to get a company off the ground but failed. In 1879, the rights were sold and a new company, the Monumental Bronze Company, was incorporated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Every single one of the white bronze ‘stones’ were made by this company.
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, MS.
This grave marker, made entirely of cast zinc, is quite intricately designed and almost undetectable as not stone. White bronze monuments, as they were called, were most popular during the 1880s to 1900, a time when many people considered granite and marble stones to be too expensive. The technique for constructing these zinc monuments was developed in 1873 by M.A. Richardson of Chautauqua, New York. Richardson, along with two business partners tried to get a company off the ground but failed. In 1879, the rights were sold and a new company, the Monumental Bronze Company, was incorporated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Every single one of the white bronze ‘stones’ were made by this company.