15. High Priced Body Transport
After successfully transporting his brother’s body, Almond Fisk received a patent for his design in 1848. He began manufacturing the airtight iron coffins with a company logo and the year of production at the head. The coffins featured a porthole that could be opened, allowing loved ones and mourners to view the face of the deceased behind a pane of glass. The materials alone were expensive, given the amount of iron required, and the completed iron coffins were extremely spendy. Which again raises the question, how did a young black woman end up buried in one?