Vintage Shopping Basket - Metal Frame & Canvas (neisner's) - Collapsible Design

US $290

  • Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States
  • May 25th
I AM OFFERING, IN FAIR PRE-OWNED AND USED CONDITION OVERALL (RESTORABLE PRE-OWNED AND USED EXAMPLE - HARD TO FIND SHOPPING BASKET - GREAT DECORATOR ITEM - METAL FRAME WORK SHOWS WEAR FROM YEARS OF USE AND THE CANVAS SHELL OVER AND AROUND THE METAL FRAME WORK IS VERY WORN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED TO RESTORE THIS WONDERFUL VINTAGE BASKET TO ITS' DAYS OF GLORY), A VINTAGE COLLAPSIBLE SHOPPING BASKET THAT WAS USED AT NEISNER'S (DETAILS BELOW). The brothers Abraham and Joseph Neisner opened their first variety store in Rochester, New York in 1911. They incorporated the company in New York in 1916, by which time they had five stores, selling merchandise from 5 cents to one dollar.[1] The company acquired a large interest in British Home Stores, a chain of similar stores in the United Kingdom in 1929, but sold its interest in the late 1930s.[1] The company prospered during the Depression, and by 1935, Neisner's had 103 stores in 63 cities in 16 states.[2] Abraham Neisner died in 1933, whilst travelling aboard the SS Rex. Neisner's was later headed by Joseph's son Fred Neisner, who became chairman of the board, with Abraham's son Melvin Neisner, as company president.[3] During the 1960's and 70's the company created the Big N division, a format which resembled the big box stores of today. These were located primarily in New York and several northeastern states. Neisner's petitioned for bankruptcy protection on 1 December 1977[4] and the Ames Department Stores acquired the chain in November 1978.[5]

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