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Message:: [QUOTE="Joan, post: 270923, member: 5398"]I first went through the process of joining and then was asked if I wanted to subscribe to the newsletter. It's been 9 days since I joined and still don't have the ability to start a new thread or upload a file, and haven't received a response from the "Contact Us" message I sent last week (I've been checking my Spam folder). I don't mind waiting if I knew at some point in time I'll have full member privileges, but it would be nice to know how long that process takes. In the meantime, I found another old basket that I'd like to post photos of (it's stamped on the bottom "Kerwin Blurton, Elsinore-Mo. Basket" and handwritten "Sandwich Basket $1.00"). The only information I found online was an article published in the Chicago Tribune in 1945, which gave some great details about how the baskets were made. It's made of white oak and hickory hand shaved splits with a solid hickory bottom and a rigid handle. It has the "gaudy" red and green painted design described in the Chicago Tribune article, which apparently was used on the second generation Blurton baskets because they felt "the public demands" it. What I'd like to know is how common are Blurton baskets, whether this one would be desirable, and where a starting bid price should be if I list it on ebay. I appreciate any help that can be provided.[/QUOTE]