The measure of a skin-bottle [to lose its tumah] is [a hole the size of] balls of warp thread. [Although] it cannot hold [balls of] warp thread, [nonetheless,] since it can hold [balls of] weft thread, it is tamei. [Concerning] a dish-holder, [although] it cannot hold dishes, [nonetheless,] since it can hold platters, it is tamei. [Concerning] a chamber pot, [although] it can no longer hold liquids, [nonetheless,] since it can still hold excrement, it is [still] tamei. Rabban Gamliel rules it tahor since [people] do not keep it.

T he measure of bread baskets [to lose their tumah] is [a hole the size of] loaves of bread. [Concerning] apifiyaros [baskets], [if] one made reeds for them from their bottom to the top for support, they are tahor. [If] one made a rim of any kind for it, it is [susceptible to becoming] tumah. R’ Shimon says: If it cannot be lifted up by its rim, it is not susceptible to tumah.