Mary's Cross Steel Keepsake

Catholic families are the usual buyers here. The Virgin Mary appears at the crossing point of a stainless steel cross one inch tall, the figure raised off a plain ground so it stands out under a thumb. The top arm unscrews to open the chamber inside.

Around a quarter of a cubic inch fits inside, a keepsake share rather than the full set of ashes, which suits a family keeping most of the cremated remains for burial in consecrated ground. The screw sits at the top rather than at the base, so fill it upside down over a sheet of paper and tip the excess back.

• Top screw opening; fill it inverted to avoid spills
• Works alongside burial when only a portion is kept back
• The reverse is plain and takes an engraved name or date