Eternal Image Inc (fka ETNLQ)

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The Patriot News, PA-

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PHILLIES MANIA
Team caskets a hit for die-hard fans
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
BY NANCY ESHELMAN
Of The Patriot-News

Did you catch this pitch? Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home in Carlisle wants to send you home in a Phillies urn or casket.

"Obviously, this is an exciting time to be a Phillies fan and we wanted to offer caskets and urns that would appeal to baseball fans," said William Hoffman, president and life-long Phillies fan.

No longer does Dad or Grandma have to spend eternity in some nondescript urn on the mantle. Now he or she can yell team spirit from a die-cast aluminum urn that sits atop a "home plate" outlined in black. Each urn is topped by a dome and delivered with a baseball the family can replace with one from its collection.






Eternal Image, the wholesaler, hopes to hit one out of the ballpark with the Major League Baseball series, now limited to 13 team urns and eight team caskets. The company also features products for collectors of Precious Moments and "Star Trek" fans.

"Star Trek" products won't be available until next year. But we can tease you now with the news that the casket styling has been inspired by the "Photon Torpedo" design seen in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."

Chris Hoffman, vice president of Hoffman-Roth, said NFL and NASCAR caskets could be next