General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

Bushel basket

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood veneer; metal wire handles; metal staples; foil & paper liner; cardboard liner/jacket; paper label.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

43.0 cm

Width

25.5 cm

Height

39.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PEARSON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Georgia

City

Fort Valley

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1940's +

Canada

Meant for use at a Canadian orchard co-op’s packing-house on Covey Hill in Quebec's Eastern townships.

Function

Container used as packaging for distribution; specifically, for peaches.

Technical

It was very common to reuse or repurpose existing produce containers. The co-op would have simply stripped the basket of its label, and affixed one of their own to the basket. This type of basket has been used since the late 1800’s. Specialized equipment was required to cut thin sheets of veneer from logs and another set of equipment was used to manufacture the baskets and lids. Container stylized with brightly coloured foil liner, bands, and label to make product more appealing to consumers.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Information on label reads: “DUKE’S/DELICIOUS/DEWKIST/ GEORGIA PEACHES/ GROWN, PACKED AND SHIPPED BY/ E.L. DUKE/ FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, U.S.A.”; ALSO STAMPED “PEARSON BASKET [illegible]/ 159 U.S./ 1-2 BUSHEL/ FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA”.

Missing

Nothing missing.

Finish

Unfinished wood veneer body; green and red bands; metallic wire handles and fasteners.

Decoration

Red foil paper lining. Top and bottom veneer bands dyed green; centre band dyed red. Label depicts peaches hanging from a branch.