Nice Large Antique American Hand Made Interwoven Brown Ash Wood Splint & Willow Swing Handle Apple Basket

This Really is an Great Looking & Very Unusual Antique American Rustic Primitive Swing Handle Apple Farm Basket. Circa Very Early 20th Century. This is a Larger Size Bushel Basket Measuring at Top Rim Approx 10 3/4 Inches Tall ( Not Including the Handle in the Carry Position ) x 16 inches Long x 14 inches Wide. It is Approx. 17 1/2 Inches Tall Overall Including The Handle in the Up Position. The Heavy Gauge Construction Indicates that it Was Made for Everyday Utilitarian Purposes. It Completely Hand Made & Hand Woven – Constructed in a Very Unusual Indigenous Brown Ash Wood and Split Willow Double Interwoven Design. The Top Rim has a Sturdy Steam Bent Oak Wood Hoop – Ring that is Attached Steel Brads. It also has a Strong Steam Bent Oak Swing Type Carry Handle. I Purchased this Basket on One of my Recent Picking Adventures in the Down East Coastal Maine Region. It is in Very Good All Original Just Exactly as it has Survived Over the Years Condition. It has a Wonderful Honest Naturally Age and Use Acquired Rustic Patina and Color Giving it a Look that Cannot be Duplicated!. It is Sound and Strong – Perfectly Usable. Imperfections Noted – It has a Few Areas of Basket Loss on the Interior Basin – Bottom and This can Best be Seen in The Last Photograph in My Listing..

This is a Larger Size Bushel Basket Measuring at Top Rim Approx 10 3/4 Inches Tall
( Not Including the Handle in the Carry Position ) x 16 inches Long x 14 inches Wide.
It Measures Approx. 17 1/2 Inches Tall Overall Including The Handle in the Up Position.

Please Note that Because of the Size and Special Packing this item Will Require I will Most Likely Not be Able to Offer My Usual Combined Shipping Discount.