Longaberger facts and trivia:
1. New Longaberger baskets are only sold through the Longaberger Factory Store and through “Home Show Consultants” and not in retail stores. There are approximately 45,000 independent Home Consultants located in all U.S. states who sell Longaberger products directly to customers.
2. Longaberger baskets can be shipped back to the factory for repair.
3. The strips used to weave Longaberger baskets are made out of solid maple.
4. Longaberger originally started in 1976 as J.W.’s Handwoven Baskets in Dresden Ohio.
5. Longaberger’s basketmaking operation comprises the largest collection of artisans in the nation.
6. Longaberger employs approximately 2,800 employees.
7. Longabergers products not only include handcrafted hardwood maple baskets, but also basket dividers and lids, vitrified pottery and dinnerware, wrought iron products, fabric accessories for baskets and for other home uses, beverage ware, flatware and other items for the home.
8. The longaberger home office was designed to look like a giant Longeberger basket and includes a grand staircase, player piano and marble floors and a seven story atrium. The majority of the cherry woodwork used in the Home Office was harvested from the Longaberger Golf Club in Hanover; dried, sawed, shaped and finished at their Construction Woodshop. Building capacity: 500 employees. Building footage: 180,000 square feet.
9. Longaberger family signatures significantly increase the value of a basket. Especially rare are signatures of Dave, Grandma Bonnie, Tami, or Rachel. Multiple signatures are the rarest.
10. Because of the high value, many people cover their Longaberger baskets on their homeowners insurance.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 2:09 am
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Longaberger baskets are the most expensive baskets in the world and have sold at auctions and collectors houses for extreme prices.
Longaberger 1988 Coverlet Basket & Coverlet: $2,199, (December 2004)
Longaberger 2003 Sleeve Director’s Award Basket: $1,775 (September 2004)
Longaberger Top National Recruit Award Basket: $4,500 (May 2004)
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 6:23 am
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Longaberger Christmas items have been updated on our eBay page.
Some of the most demanded Longaberger Christmas items are: Christmas Bell, Christmas Key and Christmas Liners.
Visit the new categories now:
Christmas
2008 Christmas
Christmas Basket Liners
Christmas Bell
Christmas Candles
Christmas Cookie Mold
Christmas Dishes
Christmas Ironworks
Christmas Key
Christmas Mugs
Christmas Ornaments
Christmas Tie-Ons
Christmas Totes
Christmas Treasure Box
Longaberger Sleigh
Retired Christmas
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 3:39 am
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We’re your definitive resource for Longaberger news, pre-releases, reviews, products and auctions.
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See all Longaberger product categories in the sidebar at the right. Our exclusive eBay search pages find and list retired Longaberger items, newly released Longaberger baskets and items from the exclusive Longaberger Masters Studio.
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