White bronze

[3] A 1904 patent for "white bronze" is composed of 86% zinc, 9.9% copper, 4% aluminum and 0.1% magnesium.

White bronze gravestones are most common in East Coast cemeteries, but can be found throughout the country.

The monuments in the different parts of the country were often very similarly designed, only minuscule details such as the letters on belt buckles, differentiating them.

The durability and longevity of the monuments made from this material was advertised by manufacturers, however they were particularly weak around the seams.

[citation needed] The demand for white bronze monuments declined after World War I.