Basket Types
By Sue Huelsman, AIFD
There are many types of baskets, the most common of which are listed below.
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Trays
Flat/shorter sides, with or without handles, with or without liners
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Handled
Any size and shape with handles (single or double, swing hinge or fixed)
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Buckets and Wire
With or without handles, bushel style, laundry, beverage, totes, decorative
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Bins and Boxes
Usually larger size for storage (nested sets), with or without handles (80003)
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Bags
Framed, unstructured, with or without handles, felt, canvas, drawstrings
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Specialized
For specific purposes such as wine baskets/bags, peanut, planter, display racks, hanging, lidded, seasonally styled
For materials, please see our Basket Materials Info page!