64/69

This builder’s basket was made at the Royal London School for the Blind. It is a very sturdy round basket, made of cane, with one twisted handle on the border and another halfway down the opposite side. These baskets were used by builders for carrying rubble and earth, and the position of the handles meant that they could easily be carried on the shoulder. The Royal London School for the Blind produced and supplied baskets of this type by order.

1 basket: cane

Pre-MERL list / description – '[insert] 64/63-69 [end insert] Coming from the ROYAL LONDON SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. ['ROYAL LONDON SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND' underlined] // [insert] via Miss D. Wright [end insert] // 1.) Hawker's basket. ['Hawker's basket' underlined] Supplied by order to London Street flower sellers. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/63 [end insert] // 2.) Stable Basket. ['Stable basket' underlined] Cane [ink sketch] [insert] 64/64 [end insert] // 3.) Notched Plate Basket. ['Notched Plate Basket' underlined] Used on board ship for clean plates. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/65 [end insert] // 4.) Baker's Basket. ['Baker's Basket' underlined] ( modern version of the Pouch. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/66 [end insert] // 5.) 4-hole Winchester with slot. ['4-hole Winchester' underlined] Used on hospital wards (obsolete). [ink sketch] [insert] 64/67 [end insert] // 6.) 'Humper' or Dust Basket. [''Humper' or Dust Basket' underlined] Carried on the shoulder. Cane. [ink sketch] [insert] 64/68 [end insert] // 7.) Builder's Basket. ['Builder's Basket' underlined] Cane. [ink sketch] (the larger of the two with a body wale.) [insert] 64/69 [end insert].', MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET (builder’s rubble) // Acc. No.: 64/69 // Group: TRADES & PROFESSIONS // Neg. no.: 60/5923 // Place of origin: London // Period in use: Present. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Cane. // Maker: Royal London Society for the Blind // Shape and construction: Round, very heavy construction. Light-randed side. Border: 5-behind-2. Cross bands on the bottom. 1 twisted handle on the Body wale at 12” high, tied twice. Border banded 4 times & a twisted handle set horizontally on the border with two ties. // Dimensions: // Use: For carrying rubble & earth. The position of the two handles make it particularly suitable for carrying on the shoulder. // 46 x 57 x 37 cm (height x diam. at top x diam. at bottom) // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes:'

Greater London [region]

1964

Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)