cart
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91781
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.1
- Description
- Small grocery or shopping cart. The cart was produced by Folding Carrier Corporation of Oklahoma. This cart is called the Nest Baskart which features a levered back panel to easily nest multiple carts together when not in use.
- The body of the cart is formed by metal spokes welded together to form a cage like pattern.
- The top of the cart has a large basket like area for holding items. The bottom of the cart has a sloped shelf that could have held another removable basket.
- The handle of the cart is covered in a hard black material, possibly hardened rubber or plastic.
- The cart features curved corners along the top and bottom of the basket area.
- The cart has four wheels, the back two are fixed and the front two are
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Cart was used by donor to restock shelves when not in use by customers.
- Classification
- Merchandising T&E
- Object Term
- Cart, Shopping
- Marks/Labels
- "FOLDING CARRIER CORP. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., U.S.A. / NEST BASKART, MODEL WK 1200 / PATENT NO. 2,479,530"
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
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