Hello Joy A Wisket was a basket - in use in lead mines I seem to remember. When young (what a long time ago!) we had a coal scuttle. I wonder whether they made basket weave ones? best wishes Marjorie Ward Derbyshire, UK Sources for Disley; Lyme Handley; Taxal & Whaley www.disley.net Sources for Hollingworths www.hollingworths.net Sources for NWDby incl Chapel; Charlesworth; Chinley; Fernilee; Glossop; Hayfield; Hope Valley; Mellor & New Mills http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dusk John Ward Paintings: www.johnward-art.com

Nuttall's Dictionary (1926) gives Wisket as 'basket' .     Maybe used for logs and kindling as opposed to coal? >________________________________ > From: Marjorie Ward <marjorie.ward2@btinternet.com> >To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com >Sent: Saturday, 24 November 2012, 12:53 >Subject: Re: [DBY] Wiskets and Skuttles > >Hello Joy > >A Wisket was a basket - in use in lead mines I seem to remember.  When young >(what a long time ago!) we had a coal scuttle.  I wonder whether they made >basket weave ones? > >best wishes > >Marjorie Ward >Derbyshire, UK >Sources for Disley; Lyme Handley; Taxal & Whaley www.disley.net >Sources for Hollingworths www.hollingworths.net >Sources for NWDby incl Chapel; Charlesworth; Chinley; Fernilee; Glossop; >Hayfield; Hope Valley; Mellor & New Mills >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dusk >John Ward Paintings: www.johnward-art.com > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Thanks for this, Mavis. It certainly seems to be the answer. Kind regards Joy > Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:07:16 +0000 > From: mayjaysomerset@btinternet.com > To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DBY] Wiskets and Skuttles > > Nuttall's Dictionary (1926) gives Wisket as 'basket' .  >    > Maybe used for logs and kindling as opposed to coal?

Thanks, Marjorie. It seems incredible that baskets were hard-wearing enough to use in mines. Kind regards Joy > From: marjorie.ward2@btinternet.com > To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:53:04 +0000 > Subject: Re: [DBY] Wiskets and Skuttles > > Hello Joy > > A Wisket was a basket - in use in lead mines I seem to remember. When young > (what a long time ago!) we had a coal scuttle. I wonder whether they made > basket weave ones? > > best wishes > > Marjorie Ward