Hillcrest Orchards, Egg Harbor Wooden Fruit Carrier

Object/Artifact

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Hillcrest Orchards, Egg Harbor Wooden Fruit Carrier

Entry/Object ID

2015.16.1

Description

Wooden 8 quart fruit carrier from Hillcrest Orchards (owned by Chas. R. Cady) in Egg Harbor. These were used for cherries and strawberries. Eight one-quart wooden boxes fit inside (2 across, 4 (the length of box) with a handle across the long way.

Cataloged By

Ginny Haen

Acquisition

Accession

2015.16

Source or Donor

Bonnie Cady

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Field

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Crop

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Harvesting Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Agricultural T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

carrier, cherry carton, equipment, orchard, orchards, Hillcrest, cherry industry, picking

Other Name

fruit carrier

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cady, Bonnie

Person or Organization

Cady, Charles R.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 3, 2015

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 8, 2026