- reg arded ▁as ▁special ists ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁can e ▁furn iture . ▁ ▁Royal ▁W arr ant ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁G W ▁Scott ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁Royal ▁W arr ant ▁holder ▁for ▁King ▁George ▁VI , ▁mark ing ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁supp lier ▁of ▁basket ry ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁The ▁company ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁business ▁when ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁lux ury ▁pic nic ▁and ▁tea ▁access ories ▁w an ed ▁after ▁the ▁G ild ed ▁Age . ▁It ▁finally ▁closed ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁ 3 0 6 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁business . ▁ ▁Re - found ing ▁of ▁the ▁brand ▁The ▁brand ▁was ▁re - f ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 5 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁when ▁G . W . ▁Scott ▁invent ed ▁his ▁pic nic ▁basket . ▁The ▁products ▁were ▁initially ▁sold ▁online , ▁and ▁later ▁through ▁the ▁ret ail ▁out let , ▁" Mr . ▁Por ter ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁London ▁Metropolitan ▁Archives : ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁" B / S CT / 1 - 1 7 ▁Day ▁books ▁( 2 ▁series ); " ▁ ▁London ▁Metropolitan ▁Archives : ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁Register ▁of ▁accounts ; ▁B / S CT / 2 8 ▁Good s ▁received ▁book ; ▁▁ ▁London ▁Metropolitan ▁Archives : ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁B / S