Gonechester

Zinkers

This page basically serves as my “Zinker” collection.

A “Zinker” is a grave marker made from cast zinc, known also as “white bronze”, then sandblasted and treated with a steamed linseed oil coating. These markers are easily-spotted for their bluish-green color and remarkable crisp clarity of their epitaphs despite their advanced age.

This page represents Zinkers I’ve personally visited, in the order I’ve visited them. There’s a lot more out there.

Watson

Geoffrey Zeiner with the cast zinc monument of Schuyler Watson at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Lord

Geoffrey Zeiner with the cast zinc monument of a few different Lords at Pittsford Cemetery.
The cast zinc Lord Family monument at Pittsford Cemetery.

Huntington

Geoffrey Zeiner with the cast zinc monument of Dr. Wales M. Huntington at Pittsford Cemetery.
The cast zinc monument of Dr. Wales M. Huntington at Pittsford Cemetery.

Fowler

Geoffrey Zeiner with the cast-zinc monument of Joshua Fowler and wife Jane at Pittsford Cemetery.
The cast-zinc monument of Joshua Fowler and wife Jane at Pittsford Cemetery.

Hibbard

Geoffrey Zeiner with the cast-zinc monument of Jane W. Hibbard at Pittsford Cemetery.
The cast-zinc monument of Jane W. Hibbard at Pittsford Cemetery.

Moore

Geoffrey Zeiner with the cast-zinc monument of Alice M. Lockley and Daniel T. Moore at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
The cast-zinc monument of Alice M. Lockley and Daniel T. Moore at Mt. Hope Cemetery.