Longaberger Large Picnic Basket+Liner+Plastic Protector. And Original Product Card. Excellent condition basket in the Warm Brown Stain. First introduced into the Regular Line in 1979 in Dark Stain. Sometime between 1985 and 1986, the company changed to a Classic stain. Then in January 2000, this very popular basket was featured in Natural. No broken or chipped splints. YOU ARE GETTING THE EXACT BASKET SHOWN AS EVIDENCED BY THE WEAVERS UNIQUE SIGNATURE. PLEASE ENLARGE ALL THE PHOTOS TO SEE UP CLOSE DETAILS. The Longaberger Company, Dresden Ohio, created handwoven baskets out of hardwood maple sourced from the US, pottery, hand-forged wrought iron and other items for over forty years, from 1973 to 2018. The company reopened in 2019 with artisans still located in Dresden Ohio who create baskets just as they had for a century before. Longaberger baskets are handwoven baskets and initialed by the artisan who created them. At the height of the company? S popularity there were over 4,000 weavers and over 70,000 home consultants. As a consultant for over 20 years, I have a great deal of inventory that was either stored or used for display purposes. I also seek out excellent Longaberger items to bring to you online by traveling across many states to seek out the best Longaberger items that are clean and in desirable condition. We are a smoke free, pet friendly home. Thank you for considering us!