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Lane Altavista Virginia Cedar Chest

1950s Lane Altavista Copenhagen Mid Century Modern Two Tier Walnut End Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Lane Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee Table w Drawer
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
The Lane Furniture Company was founded in 1912 by John Lane in Altavista, Virginia, USA. Initially
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Lane Mid Century Walnut Cube End Table w Bottom Storage
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
The Lane Furniture Company was founded in 1912 by John Lane in Altavista, Virginia, USA. Initially
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

MCM Lane 3 Piece Solid Walnut Console & End Table Set
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
The Lane Furniture Company was founded in 1912 by John Lane in Altavista, Virginia, USA. Initially
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

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Walnut

1971 MCM Lane Dresser Credenza Buffet Tower Suite Collection Walnut & Rosewood
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Lane, bought a small packing-box plant in Altavista, Virginia. Edward procured a loan and converted the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Lane Rhythm Collection Walnut End Tables a Pair
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
after he, John Edward Lane, bought a small packing-box plant in Altavista, Virginia. Edward procured a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

1971 MCM Lane Headboard Tower Suite Collection Full/Queen Bed Rosewood & Walnut
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
plant in Altavista, Virginia. Edward procured a loan and converted the factory to make cedar chests and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Rosewood, Walnut

Vintage Modern Lane Solid Walnut Square Parsons Side Table Style #1124-18, 1970
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Lane, bought a small packing-box plant in Altavista, Virginia. Edward procured a loan and converted the
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Late 20th Century American Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Vintage Modern Art Deco Revival Lane Sofa Console Table White Lacquer Brass Trim
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Lane, bought a small packing-box plant in Altavista, Virginia. Edward procured a loan and converted the
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Console Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Lane Step End Tables with Inlaid Walnut Burl Style
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
, John Edward Lane, bought a small packing-box plant in Altavista, Virginia. Edward procured a loan and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Four Legs and Two Trays Oak Side Table, Stamped
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
in Altavista, Virginia. His son, Ed Lane, was 21 at the time with little manufacturing experience. Ed
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Vintage 1950s Side Tables

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Oak

Four Legs and Two Trays Oak Side Table, Stamped
Four Legs and Two Trays Oak Side Table, Stamped
H 20.08 in W 29.14 in D 23.23 in

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Lane Altavista Virginia Cedar Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lane altavista virginia cedar chest for your home. Each lane altavista virginia cedar chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lane altavista virginia cedar chest — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A lane altavista virginia cedar chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Lane Altavista Virginia Cedar Chest?

Prices for a lane altavista virginia cedar chest start at $625 and top out at $3,495 with the average selling for $1,995.

Lane Furniture for sale on 1stDibs

When the first iteration of the Lane Furniture company began to produce its now-famous Lane cedar chests in the early 20th century, the family behind the brand was unsure of how successful they’d be, so they initially didn’t bother adding their name to the offerings.

The manufacturer was off to a modest start but the family was industrious: The Lanes were made up of farmers and contractors who’d built more than 30 miles of the Virginian railroad. They owned a cotton mill and purchased thousands of acres of land in Campbell County, Virginia, where the Virginian railroad was intended to cross the main line of the Southern Railway.

The Lanes hoped to start a town in this region of the state, and by 1912, streets for the town of Altavista had been laid out and utility lines were installed. In the spring of that year, John Lane purchased a defunct box factory at a bankruptcy auction. His son, Edward Hudson Lane, was tasked with the manufacturing of the cedar “hope” chests for which the Lane family would become known, even though the company was initially incorporated as the Standard Red Cedar Chest Company.

The Standard Red Cedar Chest Company struggled in its early days but introduced an assembly system at its small factory after securing a contract with the federal government to produce ammunition boxes made of pine during World War I. The company prospered and applied mass-production methods to its cedar-chest manufacturing after the war, and, in 1922, rebranding as the Lane Company, it implemented a national advertising campaign to market its products. Ads tied the company’s strong cedar hope chests to romance. Anchored by copy that read “The gift that starts the home,” the campaign rendered a Lane cedar chest a necessary purchase for young women to store linens, clothing and keepsakes as they prepared to marry.

Wartime production during World War II had Lane producing aircraft parts. In the 1950s, the family-owned company began to branch out into manufacturing tables, bedroom pieces and other various furnishings for the entire home. The brand’s vintage mid-century furniture is highly sought after.

Lane’s Acclaim walnut furniture line, which, designed by Andre Bus, has been compared to Drexel’s Declaration series for its blend of modern furniture’s clean contours and traditional craftsmanship. Ads for the Lane series suggested that it included “probably the best-selling table in the world.” (There are end tables, cocktail tables and more in the Acclaim collection, sporting graceful tapered legs and dovetail inlays.) Later, during the 1960s, Lane offered handsome modular wall units designed by the likes of Paul McCobb. The company was acquired by United Furniture Industries in 2017 and became particularly well-known among contemporary consumers for its upholstered furniture. In 2022 United abruptly closed and ceased operations at Lane.  

Vintage Lane furniture is generally characterized by relatively neutral styles, which are versatile in different kinds of interiors, as well as good quality woods and careful manufacturing. All of these attributes have made Lane one of the most recognizable names in American furniture.

Browse storage cabinets, side tables and other vintage Lane furniture on 1stDibs.