Wicker and Veneer Baskets

This leaflet is a copy of the British Standards Institution’s Packaging Code Issued in 1950. These are small white baskets in which strawberries and mushrooms used to be sold. It defines skips, chips, hampers, some basket terms, styles (“Can basket: a course slewed open basket made to hold 1 to 16 gallon cans of chemicals”) with some diagrams. Part B deals with veneer baskets including a detailed drawing to show their construction. Part C deals with punnets.