Fruit baskets

Fruit baskets fit into more than one category of basketry. There were large stake and strand baskets used on fruit farms for measuring and transporting large quantities of fruit. There were also factory made lath fruit baskets, called 'chip' baskets or punnets. These were made using machine split wood that was woven and stapled together by hand on a production line. Such baskets were used for taking soft fruit and tomatoes to market for sale. We are still learning about the different kinds of baskets used in fruit production.