Frajohn Posted 6 August , 2021 Share Posted 6 August , 2021 Does anyone know what the following might mean when written in the "Means of Identification Column"? “copper”, “copper pl”, “copper plate” Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 6 August , 2021 Share Posted 6 August , 2021 I wonder if they identified the person buried because the original grave had his name on a copper plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrenchrat22 Posted 6 August , 2021 Share Posted 6 August , 2021 3 hours ago, Frajohn said: Does anyone know what the following might mean when written in the "Means of Identification Column"? “copper”, “copper pl”, “copper plate” Thankyou Not seen anything like that, please can supply a photo of said document, so we can see it and give an answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 6 August , 2021 Share Posted 6 August , 2021 I agree that it should mean "copper plate". I assume that some graves were marked using a small copper plate in which the personal information was struck. This way of marking graves was a lot more resistent to external factors (weather, fire, ...) than painting a name on a wooden marker or strike/carve the letters into wood. Copper is also more resistant against becoming unreadable compared to other metals like iron or aluminium. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frajohn Posted 6 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2021 Thank you for your suggestions, I will pass them on. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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