Timeless Eagle & Flag Brass Urn

Brass gives this urn a weight in the hand that aluminum cannot, and the eagle and flag motif on the front is worked into the body rather than applied as a decal. It measures ten and a half inches across. Families buy it for veterans, for retired police and fire, and for anyone whose service is worth naming on the shelf.

Capacity is 220 cubic inches, covering an adult up to about 220 pounds. It loads from the top, which is the simpler arrangement when a funeral home is doing the transfer. Brass develops a warm patina over the years unless it is polished; either state looks right, and the choice is yours to make. It works on a mantel, in a display cabinet, or for burial, and it can be engraved with a name, rank and dates.

• 220 cu in; fits an adult up to roughly 220 lb
• Top loading, with the motif on the front face
• Engraving takes a name, rank and dates for a fee