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They are far better anl perfectly ventilated, ami ! 
berries cannot get dusty in them. The corners are j 
iron bound and veuy strong. They have the very 
best quality of three inch strap hinges well put on, j 
and v. ill wear as long as the crates. Also the cele- j 
brated Delaw are hinged crate hasp—the very best 
Ik all respects invented. The bottoms are very 
strongly nailed in. I make mostly 32 quart size this 
year, because nine-tenths order" 32 qts. instead of 
any other size. They are 24 in. long, 12 in. wide, 15J^ 
in. high. The partitions are best 1 ever made, and 
will wear well. 
My. pint.crates are identically same style and qual- i 
ity as 32 quart size, only smaller in proportion—ar 
veiyv pretty little crates indeed. 
Always order some extra partitions, as you will 
need them. In addition to all the above, I may safe]} 
say my crates are the handsomest in appearance of 
any in use. 
MY QUART BASKETS 
Are equally well made as the crates, and of the 
best material in use. They have neat and strong 
round corners, and the bands well nailed; are two 
or three splint, or staves, as shown in cut. Being 
smallest at the bottom, the sides help support the 
fruit, and can be nested close, and thereby save very 
much freight. They fit nearly all the crates in use y 
and therefore can be used by probably eight out of 
tea who have crates and merely need baskets. There 
can be no doubt but they will outwear any basket in 
market. The freight on 1,000 is but a. trifle, and 
often no more than on 500 or less —bear this in mind. 
They are so firm and stiff, the berries not only carry 
perfectly safe, as they would in a tin dish, but make 
them appear.sAmuch fresher and brighter, grocers 
prefer them to any other. Berries do not settle down 
in my baskets the way they do in other makes. I 
COULD NOT. GIVE YOU ANY BETTER BASKET EVEN FOR 
810 or $12 per $1,000. 
I make pint baskets that will fit almost any pint 
crate, host quality. 
Heretofore, I have in >t used as long or heavy tacks 
as I should, hence this season I have used long tough 
lacks That make the baskets far more strong than 
ever before. P.esides I have used better and tougher 
wood for bands—birch, which makes smooth, strong 
corners that will seldom break. X have made the 
gizb so perfect that neither seller or buyer can find 
fault as to measure. I make the 2-stave basket most¬ 
ly, now being preferred by nearly all; but buyers 
may have their choice. When orders do not state 
which kind, the 2-stave will bo sent, and cannot fail 
to suit. 
I also now make best baskets more flaring, so they 
nest much closer and do not crowd, thereby protect¬ 
ing and preserving the bauds better. 
1000 best baskets weigh 125 pounds. 
"liomeniber the freight on 25 pounds is as much 
as on 100 pounds—so order accordingly. 
ItliVISKD PRICES. 
Best. Crates & Baskets 
MADE UP. 
5 to 10 32-qt. crates, 32 qt. baskets, complete, 
90c. each. 
15 to 25 32-qt. crates, 32 qt. baskets, complete, 
30 to 40 32-qfc. crates, 32 qt. baskets, complete, 
80c. each. 
50 to 100 32-qf. crates, 32 qt. baskets, complete, 
75c. each. 
Quart baskets,, per thousand, $7 00. 
Pint baskets, per thousand, $6.00. 
Extra partitions, each, 5 cents. 
No charge for boxing or carting. 
Price Crates without baskets-deduct 70c. per 100 
for bankets and will tell you. 
Best Crates and Baskets in Flat, 
Some growers desire to save much, freight, and 
$2 00 or mere per thousand on their baskets by pur¬ 
chasing in flat. I put them up in 2,000 lots in flat, at. 
54.50 per l.t'OJ. with bauds. Best crates in flat, 60 
ents each, but net sold’in lots of less than 10, With 
tails and corner irons to makeup, with partition> 
>!ready made up. Either best baskets and crate* 
mu be made up easily and well by any one who can 
itail a box together properly, but I don't advise it 
unless -one has enough knack and interest to do it 
neat and well. I will furnish the material in a strictly 
first-class manner, at above prices, and if properly 
made up cannot fail to please and be No. 1. On all 
my best packages in fiat, I will prepay freight to 
Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Detroit, 
Chicago and Milwaukee, west, or New York, Boston. 
Albany, Philadelphia, or Baltimore, east, when or¬ 
ders amount to $20.00 or over. 
Forms to make on free when 1 ,000 to 5,000 baskets 
are bought, but for less number forms will be 25 cents 
each. 
Grrower® 
Having cheap crates that require a little different 
shape, cheap baskets, smaller, larger, higher, or 
lower, and want 3,000 or over, I will cut them ex¬ 
actly the size they want, to order. I can cut out any 
order in from three to five days from the time re¬ 
ceived, up to May 15th or June 1st, When I get very 
busy, it may take sometimes longer, but all possible 
effort will always be made to fill orders promptly. 
Growers are certainly wrong in not sending orders 
when manufacturers are not busy, in December or 
January. 
8 lb. size, with wood covers, per doz. baskets, 70e. 
12” ” ” ” ” ” •” ” 60c. 
8 ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” 50c. 
Admitted by all who have used them to be the 
best made, strongest, neatest and most durable and 
cheapest they ever used, and I guarantee all who 
may buy them in the future w r ili find them what l 
represent them to be. They will make several trips, 
if desired. They cost no more freight to ship any¬ 
where than any other basket; at my extremely low 
prices I believe it to the interest of growers every¬ 
where to use them. I have furnished growers who 
commenced using them every ensuing season, and 
my customers are located from Maine to Texas, for 
all my packages. 
Do not buy your baskets before seeing what I can 
do for you. My Grape Baskets this season will be* 
made so as to nest, and will have bales sent loose, 
so I can ship to any part of the United States nested, 
same as quart baskets, and freight will be very low; 
this will give growers, beyond all possible doubt, the 
best and cheapest Grape Baskets in the world. Will 
allow good commission to sell for me. 
IJO’O'X’XOIE!! 
t want an agent in your place for my celebrated 
Fruit Packages, and if you will act for me, will allow 
you 10 to 15 per cent, on quart Baskets, and will 
allow 10 per cent, on Crates. It is only necessary to 
keep them to sell them, as they invariably sell them 
selves by their superior style and quality. Some of 
my agents makes $200 to $400 during the three spring 
months. Try it, and I am sure you will be pleased 
with the result. You take no risk, as. if the goods 
do not suit, they may be returned, and the money 
will be refunded without delay or parley. I am 
CERTAIN I CAN PLEASE YOU EVERY WAY. If yOU Can’t 
act for me, w ill you please have the kindness to hand 
this to a good party who would like to moke some 
