Object number
66/347
Title
Chip basket,
Creator
Description
Mushroom or ‘chip’ basket made by Federal Containers Ltd. of Calstock, Cornwall, in the 1960s. Non-returnable basket and can hold 4lb.
This mushroom basket, also known as a ‘chip’ basket, was made by Federal Containers Ltd. of Calstock, Cornwall, in the 1960s. It is a non-returnable basket for marketing mushrooms and can hold 4lb. It is rectangular wooden basket with a metal handle. Various freshly felled timbers were used, such as poplar, willow, fir and lime, and were imported from Belgium and Canada if not local. These baskets were superseded by cardboard.
Physical description
1 mushroom basket: wood (birch veneer?); metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (mushroom) Federal Containers Ltd. // Acc. No.: 66/347 // Group: MARKETING. Vegetables // Neg. no.: 60/7896 // Place of origin: Cornwall // Period in use: Present // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Rotarily veneered poplar, willow, fir, lime or other timbers freshly felled. Tin plate. Metal staples & rivets. From Belgium & Canada when not local. // Shape and construction: See British Standard 3268: 1960. Metal handle. Rectangular. With the exception of the stitching and/or riveting entirely made by hand. // Dimensions: 6 3/4” x 10 1/2”. Depth 4” // Use: Marketing mushrooms. Non-returnable. Superseded by cardboard. // Dialect names: ‘Chips’ // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
Production place
Calstock
Production date
1960 - 1966
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7896.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\66_347_cob.tif - High resolution image
