tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857022455872818763.post8655257329575974685..comments2023-10-18T05:18:52.397-07:00Comments on South Porch Antiques: My Affection for FUNERAL BASKETS!South Porch Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778350089096395669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857022455872818763.post-3911156145828713952012-02-26T05:31:40.373-08:002012-02-26T05:31:40.373-08:00Love the second to last one with the shells, great...Love the second to last one with the shells, great patina! I may have to start a new collection, perfect for displaying my babyheads...lol!A Wild Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083369862963892366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857022455872818763.post-81217009553407793072012-02-25T10:37:17.529-08:002012-02-25T10:37:17.529-08:00To funny that you posted about these! I found some...To funny that you posted about these! I found some in the building the other day and drug them out to bring to Texas!<br /><br />Don't know if you know it or not, but the pink basket was an orchard basket. Orchards used to pack fruit in them for sale.<br /><br />Tottime worn interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355684540657164949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857022455872818763.post-21024887415271809272012-02-25T09:37:22.481-08:002012-02-25T09:37:22.481-08:00My Mother had several of these. We lived down the...My Mother had several of these. We lived down the hill from an old graveyard and when they would throw these things on the "discard" pile she would pick them up and bring them home. I especially remember the ones like the next to last picture. There must have been 30 or 40 of them in our attic. Sadly, the house was burned down..but I wish I could have a couple of those now. Great collection- xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.com