C BATES 



33 



Lumber, ready to nail $30 00 



Nails 3 00 



Leather for hinges and fastenings 1 50 



1 gross of buckles (144) 80 



1 man 4 days, $1 per day, to put together . . 4 00 



Total $39 30 



The following are the dhnensions: 



End 

 Side 



Strips for sic 

 and bottom 



:::! 



Length 

 . 16 in. 



. 24X " 

 ■ 24X " 



•24X '^ 



• 24X " 



Width 



11 in. 



12 " 

 3 " 

 2 " 

 3X '' 



Thickness 

 1 in. 



In Fig. 5, A shows the solid end, with hand -hole 

 sawed with circular saw ; B, the lid, worked on 

 leather hinges, and 

 fastened with strap and 

 buckles. The three side 

 strips marked C are 

 three inches wide, those 

 marked D are two inches 

 wide. The bottom strips 

 are three and one -half 

 inches wide and one- 

 half inch thick. F 

 shows the fastenings 

 and hinges. The side 

 and bottom slats are 

 arranged so that the openings come about the middle 

 of the baskets in each tier, giving good ventilation,- 

 and holding the baskets firmly in place. 



Fig. 5. A useful berry crate. 



