Monday, March 19, 2012

Mr Roy Oke's Baskets, Corner Brook, Newfoundland


A photo of Mr. Roy Oke, retired millwright, Corner Brook, circa 1980s, with his mill lunch basket under his arm, carried the traditional way men would carry their lunch baskets. This was Mr Oke's second basket, which he purchased for $15 from a man from Humbermouth. His previous basket, with a fully woven bottom, had started to wear out, so he bought this second basket, which had a wooden base. More photos below, including folklore co-op student Nicole Penney posing with Mr Oke's daughter, Paula Price.




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very nice. I hope you don't mind I borrowed the pic of the basket for
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Thanks, Tony