Vintage Monogard casket locking key or crank manufactured for the Batesville

Casket Company of Batesville, Indiana.

The original cardboard box is printed “MONOGARD by Batesville,” “Batesville

Casket Company,” and “Batesville, Indiana,” with printed code O-927.

This specialized funeral-industry tool has a long curved molded dark gray or

blue-gray handle and a projecting metal drive shaft. Tools of this type were

used by funeral-home personnel to operate compatible casket locking or

adjustment mechanisms.

The exact date is not printed. It is offered as a vintage twentieth-century

Batesville funeral-industry tool. No exact decade is represented.

Includes:

1 vintage Batesville Monogard casket crank or locking key

1 original labeled two-piece cardboard box

CONDITION:

Good used vintage condition overall.

The molded handle has scattered scratches, scuffs, pale marks, finish loss,

edge wear and small surface abrasions. A small pit or hole is visible along

one side of the handle. Molded seam lines are visible. The exposed metal shaft

has oxidation, discoloration and wear, particularly near the end.

The tool appears structurally intact in the photographs, but it has not been

tested on a casket or compatible mechanism and is not guaranteed operational.

The original cardboard box has age-toning, spotting, soiling, edge wear,

corner wear, creases, minor crushing and storage marks. A strip of old clear

tape is present across the center of the box lid. The printed Monogard and

Batesville branding remains clear and readable.

No additional parts, instructions or paperwork are included unless shown in

the photographs.

An unusual collectible for funeral-home memorabilia, mortuary history,

occupational-tool, Batesville Casket Company and oddities collectors.

Please examine every photograph carefully for the exact condition, markings

and contents. The photographs are part of the item description and condition

report.