Great for storing fruit or veg, this pair of silver-coloured metal baskets would look equally good crammed with toiletries.

This building, now known as Quinebaug Apple Storage, rents space to orchards to store fruit.

Barrels were needed for storing nuts and fruit.

Most students have access to a refrigerator where they can store yogurt, milk, fruit or vegetables and a low-fat dip.

They have storage pouches in their mouths to allow them to store fruit.

In addition to retail space, the wholesalers may lease backrooms to store fruit and vegetables in temperate settings.

Sainsbury's is experimenting with ways of storing fruit and vegetables which eliminate the need for such treatment.

And with space in the icebox at a premium, the Cold Pantry was a great place to store fresh fruit and berries.

If you really can only go shopping once a week, you will have to store all you fruit and vegetables in the refrigerator or somewhere cool to prevent them from spoiling.

Indeed, from its serendipitous roots as an attempt to store fruit, wine has been woven into the fabric of society; from its use in religion to today's sophisticated products sampled over a meal.