Guernsey Tomato Basket When full of tomatoes they

When full of tomatoes they were shipped from Guernsey to the UK

as well as 19th-century examples made entirely with willow ribs

The empty baskets were then packed together in fours and returned to the vinaries to be reused up to 15 times

53 cm width at widest point

Guernsey Tomato Basket When full of tomatoes theyGuernsey Tomato Baskets were traditionally made to export tomatoes off island until about the 1930s, when non returnable wooden chip baskets took over the job. In his book Baskets of Europe Maurice Bichard explains how these baskets were made in France in huge quantities. When full of tomatoes they were shipped from Guernsey to the UK. The empty baskets were then packed together in fours and returned to the vinaries to be reused up to 15 times. These