Chambers Mortuary Rattan Funeral Fan Chambers There is one small chip

There is one small chip in back of ring band (most likely from a gold test) that cannot be felt when worn

Patented Jan 17 1878

Band is slightly out of round

Chicago was the center of funeral related services well into the 1920s

it does not affect the stability of the stone

Chambers Mortuary Rattan Funeral Fan Chambers There is one small chipMost funeral homes pride themselves on being respectful, tasteful and adhering to the highest industry standards. However, there was one man, William Wilkerson Chambers, who shocked the funeral industry with his brazen advertising and off the cuff remarks. Chambers was an undertaker in Washington D. C. from the 1910s until his death in 1954. He was the founder of the Advertising Funeral Directors of America, an organization the first of its kind