CRATES 



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 dimensions: 



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. 



