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Post by anonrefugee on Nov 27, 2016 19:16:33 GMT
I never got into it, but you have some useful shapes and sizes! My parents are ongoing downsizers, they've sent me home with items for my friends. I love hearing about others spreading friendship this way. basket1lady how cool you made such a good income, and used it for significant purposes!
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Post by annaintx on Nov 27, 2016 19:34:49 GMT
I'm most impressed by the one signed by the Longaberger family members. Wow!
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 27, 2016 19:38:10 GMT
The signatures probably came later--I'm guessing in the 90s or so. There was (is?) usually a family member present at an event to sign the baskets. The number refers to the birth order of the siblings of the founder-Dave Longaberger. He started the home party business in the early 70s, but his father (JW) made baskets long before that, especially for the pottery businesses in central Ohio. Because the basket isn't dated, it could be a JW, which are pretty rare because they were used and really beat up. I believe they do authenticate JW baskets at the Homestead--a quick call there can answer that. I'm not sure what they are worth these days, but back in my selling heyday they could go for a thousand or more. I know there was a market basket that went for over $2,000 in the late 90s. You are a wealth of knowledge! I'm reading up now, it's got a stationary handle but I can't find a Dresden or longaberger stamp anywhere. It's got two nails holding the handle, not 3. They wouldn't have signed a fake right? In going to be obsessing until I know. Lol It's certainly possible that it's not a Longaberger. I hesitate to use the word fake, as baskets like this were quite normal in the area if the mid 1900s. Wood was plentiful and plastic wasn't in common use yet. Baskets weren't authenticated before signing. I dug through my stuff, but didn't see my old Bentley guide. I'll poke around some more. If it's real, it's really old. Does it have the double weave? Lots of baskets (like the Royce basket pictured above) were only a single weave. Cheaper to make (and buy), but not as sturdy.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Nov 27, 2016 20:26:29 GMT
A good friend of mine sold them when they were first getting popular so I hosted a party and earned tons of great baskets. I have about 10 of them. About 5 years ago another friend, who sold them and had over 200 baskets, got a divorce and moved into a very small house. She threw a wine party and gave away most of her baskets to her friends. It was a fabulous event and I scored two Christmas baskets that I adore. She autographed the bottoms of the baskets for us. Steph, you inherited some wonderful baskets! ETA: Unbeknownst to the friend, someone set up a little basket where we all threw in some money. She could have sold the baskets and made some money but didn't want to go to the hassle. I think she got over $300 from our *donations*.
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Post by StephDRebel on Nov 27, 2016 20:37:58 GMT
You are a wealth of knowledge! I'm reading up now, it's got a stationary handle but I can't find a Dresden or longaberger stamp anywhere. It's got two nails holding the handle, not 3. They wouldn't have signed a fake right? In going to be obsessing until I know. Lol It's certainly possible that it's not a Longaberger. I hesitate to use the word fake, as baskets like this were quite normal in the area if the mid 1900s. Wood was plentiful and plastic wasn't in common use yet. Baskets weren't authenticated before signing. I dug through my stuff, but didn't see my old Bentley guide. I'll poke around some more. If it's real, it's really old. Does it have the double weave? Lots of baskets (like the Royce basket pictured above) were only a single weave. Cheaper to make (and buy), but not as sturdy. Im not sure what double weave is, I'll have to look it up
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Post by eastcoastpea on Nov 27, 2016 20:38:46 GMT
I like to use an air compressor to blow the dust and dirt off. Quick and easy.
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 27, 2016 20:40:19 GMT
I wash mine under warm running water. I've had them for 27 years and they still look great.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 27, 2016 20:50:21 GMT
What a score! I have a bunch of Longabergers that I bought in the 90's. I use most of them and love them still. Slight hijack, Basket1lady I have a Longaberger basket that had leather handles that dried out and broke off. Do you know if that's something that could be repaired and if so, how?
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 27, 2016 20:50:32 GMT
It's certainly possible that it's not a Longaberger. I hesitate to use the word fake, as baskets like this were quite normal in the area if the mid 1900s. Wood was plentiful and plastic wasn't in common use yet. Baskets weren't authenticated before signing. I dug through my stuff, but didn't see my old Bentley guide. I'll poke around some more. If it's real, it's really old. Does it have the double weave? Lots of baskets (like the Royce basket pictured above) were only a single weave. Cheaper to make (and buy), but not as sturdy. Im not sure what double weave is, I'll have to look it up It just means the two layers of splints. If you look at a basket from the top down, you will see that it's not one row of weaving, but 2. It just made them sturdier.
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 27, 2016 21:42:39 GMT
I never got into it, but you have some useful shapes and sizes! My parents are ongoing downsizers, they've sent me home with items for my friends. I love hearing about others spreading friendship this way. basket1lady how cool you made such a good income, and used it for significant purposes! There is a yearly convention call The Bee. One year, they had a feature showing all the things that being a Longaberger consultant had done for it's consultants. I wrote a letter about how my commissions paid for the fertility doctor and the baby I had always wanted. It took 7 years for us to conceive, 2 1/2 years of which were the hard core treatments. I sent a cute photo of DS in a basket as a baby, in that year's Christmas basket, and another of him popping out of a box from a shipment of baskets with Longaberger Baskets printed about 12" x 12" on the side. I'm not sure which photo they used, as I had a newborn (DD) that year and didn't go to the Bee. But I heard about it from friends. Too bad it was long before cell phones!
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Post by cmhs on Nov 27, 2016 23:23:34 GMT
The Royce basket you have is from a company started by a former Longaberger weaver. Back when I was collecting Longabergers, I bought a Royce just to compare them.
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Post by pelirroja on Nov 28, 2016 3:16:04 GMT
Your dark stained basket with the Longaberger signatures is worth some serious money. That dark color is their original stain color: there is no woodburned logo on the bottom but plenty of signatures adds to the value. I don't know how much it's worth but a friend used to collect those.
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Post by StephDRebel on Nov 28, 2016 4:05:00 GMT
I'm poking around....I have this one too- she gave it to me last year. People arent' really paying that much right? that is just what they're asking for it? flag basket
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Post by betsyg on Nov 28, 2016 5:01:07 GMT
I also have a wonderful collection of longaberger, mostly gifted to me through the years from my mother and Godmother, both of whom are/were dealers. I am about to commit a longaberger sin and spray paint some of the baskets. We are building a home and the tan stain of most of my baskets isn't really in the new color scheme. I mentioned to my mom that I didn't think some of the baskets were going to make it to the new house since we are downsizing, and she is actually the one who suggested I paint them. I think she thought she would sell some of hers in retirement, but the after market isn't like it was when she was first collecting in the 80's, early 90's. She said she would rather see me paint them and use them than to just store them or give them away. So, if I have her blessing... that said, I know she also has hosed hers off with water to clean them and let them air dry. I'm just brushing them well with a stiff brush before I paint them.
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Post by Peamac on Nov 28, 2016 5:45:45 GMT
<gasp!> Is one of those signed by 4 members of the Longaberger family?!? What a great treasure- They're all so beautiful! I'm jealous!
I have a small squarish Longaberger in the bathroom to hold our toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. It's gotten stained with toothpaste drool and I recently washed it in warm soapy water and put it out in the sun to dry out. It didn't have any colored splints on it, though.
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