PARK AND CEMETERY . 
IX 
X he Bomgardner Cemetery T ruck 
Cut No. 1 shows the Bomgardner Truck as used conveying bodies from funeral cars or 
eiviug vaults to the ffrave. The casket is held to the truck by means of an adjustable 
strap. Thepall 
bearers propel 
the truck by 
grasping the 
handles of the 
casket. The 
casket would 
not need to be 
fastened to the 
truck if it is 
simply to be 
moved on 
smooth walks, 
but if it is nec- 
essary to be 
moved over un- 
even ground or 
over curbing, 
the casket 
should be fast- 
ened to the 
truck so that it 
can be Mfted 
over these obstructions and still remain in its place. The 
truck must be used to be appreciated. There are spiral 
CUT No. 
springs in each post which are pointed and the casket rides 
perfectly smooth. The most inexperienced pall bearers 
will handle it successfully. 
One person is all that is 
necessary to either withdraw 
or place into a crypt or shelf 
the heaviest case. The rack 
or platform upon which the 
casket rests, has rolls con- 
nected with a sprocket chain 
and the moving forward or 
back of the casket is accom- 
plished by turning the crank 
on the side of the truck. The 
crank in the center is used for 
elevating. 
All that is required is for 
us to know how high your 
highest crypt is, and you can 
leave it all to us. We are 
equipped for making trucks 
of any kind for cemetery pur- 
poses. In the next issue of 
PARK AND CEMETERY 
we will show a special truck 
for receiving bodies from ex- 
press and interurban cars. 
WE SOLICIT CORRESPONDENCE 
Cut No. 2 shows our vault 
truck with the casket low 
enough to be passed readily 
into the lowest crypt. 
Cut No. 3 shows the casket 
raised to medium height. 
Cut No. 4 shows the casket 
raised to the highest crypt. 
Bomgardner Manufacturing Co. - - Cleveland, Ohio 
