A metal piece, possibly from the top cover of a coffin, ca. 1870, unearthed during the digging of a crypt for Nellie D. Temple, April 1998. The piece appears to be part of a frame with a beveled appearance where two portions of the metal meet. It is not known, however, which part of the coffin this could have come from. There is a significant amount of encrustation of dirt and other organic materials, including a section where a piece of wood from the coffin is embedded, as well as major rusting and pitting, so the object is in poor condition.
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Coffins
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Three-dimensional, Coffins, Tombs, Cemeteries--City of Industry (Calif.), City of Industry (Calif.)--Homestead Museum--El Campo Santo
