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| These baskets must have been very popular during the classic Carnival era as there are so many of them around. The baskets, above on the left, are the round baskets and, on the right, are the 8-sided baskets. Rare versions with smooth handles where they connect to the bowl are found in both the round and 8-sided examples. These smooth handle variants seem to only be found in amethyst and marigold.
Round baskets are more common than the 8-sided ones. Amethyst, aqua opal, blue, ice green, and marigold are common colors in the round versions, however, iridized round versions come in over 20 different colors. Eight sided baskets come in fewer colors than the round baskets. The 8-sided versions are actually more common than the round versions in ice blue and white. Eight sided verisons are also found in amethyst, blue, green, and marigold. Other colors would be rare. Most would think that the round version and the 8-sided version came from the same mold, but there are differences in the mold work between the two. In the round version there are 39 ribs on the handle while on the 8-sided version there are 41. |
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