Description
47 inches long, 29 inches tall, 22 inches wide. Some of the original attachement hardware is missing, as can be seen in the photos. The only structural defects are a crack in the attachment area just below the curved handle, and a crack in one of the ribs which has been repaired with an extra nail. Both of these can be seen in the photos. Otherwise good structural condition.
Re: Antique Basinette
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http://www.museumoffloridahistory.com/resources/collections/furniture/f…
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2445322
Furniture: Cradle; Portable, Ford Johnson, Bentwood, Slat Basket, 49 inch.
Item D9915738
Category: furnitureType: cradles & cribsOrigin: IndianaYear: 1876 - 1886
Furniture: A Field or Slave Cradle. Canoe shaped cradle suspended from bent wood frame with two cast iron wheels at one end, and hook handle at opposite end. Manufactured by the Marietta Chair Co. of Marietta, Ohio or the Ford and Johnson Chair Co. of Michigan City, Indiana, circa 1876 to 1886. Purported to have been used by field workers so their infants could accompany them.
One of these cradles is currently on display at the Museum of Florida History as well as the Museum of African .
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