When did Lane Furniture start making cedar chests?
The Lane Company started making cedar chests in 1912 under the name of the Standard Red Cedar Chest Company, started by company president John Lane with his son Ed Lane serving as general manager and vice president.
How much does a Lane cedar chest weigh?
Overall Product Weight: 66lb.
What is the style number on a Lane cedar chest?
Usually Lane cedar chests have serial numbers that are stamped or applied to the bottom of the chests. You can read the serial number BACKWARDS to determine the production date. For example: serial number 753150 would have been produced on 05/13/57.
What's the difference between a hope chest and a cedar chest?
Hope chests and cedar chests often mean the same thing (in some contexts). However, objectively speaking, there is a slight difference between the two. Hope chest is the term for a trunk or chest design that is used for storing heirlooms, valuables and keepsakes. A cedar chest is a chest made of cedar, simply.
Do they still make Lane cedar chest?
The last Lane cedar chest to be manufactured in the United States rolled off the production line in the summer of 2001, and the plant closed for good.
Are Lane cedar chests recalled?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
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September 4, 1996 (301) 504-7908
Release # 96-186