<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">iron coffins</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>coffins</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>coffins, iron</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>iron coffin</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>metallic burial case</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>metallic burial cases</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Coffins made of cast iron, particularly those that were manufactured in the early through mid-19th century in the United States, used to transport and preserve corpses. Usage declined after effective embalming became prevalent. The primary manufacturer was Almond Dunbar Fisk in Providence, Rhode Island. ]]></note></mads>