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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
The Van Dorn 
Iron Works Co. 
Cleveland, Ohio 
IRON FENCES. CEMETERY ENTRANCES 
STEEL LAWN SEATS, RESERVOIR VASES 
and all kinds of Ornamental Iron and Steel Work. Steel 
equipments for offices, etc. Write us for estimates. 
Townsend XTowers 
HAND MOWERS AND 
HORSE MOWERS 
Ttis Lever Raises the Knives^" 
We Sharpen 
and Repair 
Thousands of 
Mowers 
All Makes 
All Our Hand Mowers are Ball Bearing 
SENT ON THEIR MERITS 
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S. P. Townsend & Co. 
ORANGE, N. J. 
.Jonn Keia, iietroit, jyilch.. Supt. Mt. Llllot and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries, has used the 
Device 3,500 times without an accident. 
Folding Device Works, Ovid. Mich. Detroit, Mich.. Oct. 4 , 1906. 
Gentlemen— In justice to the perfection and safety of the mechanism of your Casket 
Lowering Device as well as Its neat appt-arance when in use, I wish to state that in the 
cemeteries under my charge we have nine of your Devices in use and used them at least 
3,500 times for lowering caskets of all sizes and weights without a single accident 
or mishap. John Reid, Superintendent Mt. Elliot and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries. 
Buy the best — There is none just like it 
A I^owering Device is not only important in lowering- a casket, 
but is essential in softening- the appearance and beautifying the 
grave, in keeping with modern funeral furnishings. Thirty-five 
sold to cemetery officials in city of Detroit, Mich. 
The above photo shows Device and Lining over the grave. The 
Border and Linings are fastened together, thereby covering the 
walls of the grave and the plank. When the casket is placed on 
the webbing and you are ready to lowerthe same, loosen thebrake 
until the desired speed is obtained, and then step back. It lowers 
the Casket safely and noiselessly without anyone touching the 
Device. The casket can be raised as well as lowered. A child’s 
3 feet 3 inches, as well as an adult 6 feet 3 inches case or grave 
vault can be lowered. 
Our Pateut Casket Guides are also, shown. These keep the 
Casket from catching on the rough box and for directing the 
Casket squarely into the grave when on sloping ground. 
This Device is absolutely safe, easy to handle and elegantly 
finished. Also manufacturers of Little Giant Telescoping Device. 
The entire weig'ht o/ device 7s Pounds. 
E. R. Butterworth, Seattle, Wash., Ex-President of the National 
Funeral Directors Association, sends the following: 
Folding Device Works, Ovid, Mich. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 10, 1906. 
Gentlemen — I desire to say that I do not see where it would be possible to 
improve on your Lowering Device. We are using three at this time fall your 
make) and out of three thousand interments made where your device was 
used I have yet to have the flrst accident. 
■Most respectfully, E. R. Butterworth & Son. 
Folding Device Works, Ovid, Nlich. 
Eastern Offices BRANCH OFFICES Western Offices 
John MarsellusMfg. Co., Syracuse, N.Y. Cal. Casket Co., San Francisco, Cal, 
The O.K. Buckbout Chem. Co., London, Eng. Oregon Casket Co., Portland, Ore. 
Eckardt Casket Co. Toronto, Ont. Los Angeles Coffin Co., Los Angeles, Cal. 
