Lane Cedar Cedar Chest
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Wood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut, Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut, Wood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Blanket Chests
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut, Cedar
20th Century American Chippendale Blanket Chests
Brass
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Wood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut, Cedar
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Brass, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s Queen Anne Blanket Chests
Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Blanket Chests
Rattan, Cedar
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Mahogany, Cedar
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Walnut, Oak, Cedar
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Burl
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Rosewood, Walnut
Vintage 1980s American Modern Console Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut, Burl
Vintage 1950s Side Tables
Oak
Vintage 1940s American Wardrobes and Armoires
Cedar, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass, Other
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Wood, Walnut, Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Blanket Chests
Metal
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Formica, Wood, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Teak, Walnut, Cedar
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Cedar
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American American Empire Blanket Chests
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Night Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Naugahyde, Walnut, Cedar
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Walnut, Cedar
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Faux Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Walnut, Cedar
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut, Cedar
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut, Cedar
Vintage 1950s American End Tables
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Mahogany, Oak, Cedar
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Looking for a Vintage Lane Cedar Chest?
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. Vintage Lane cedar chests, which are among the company’s best known offerings, were first made in the early 20th century.
The Lane family was made up of farmers and contractors who’d built more than 30 miles of the Virginian railroad. When John Lane purchased a defunct box factory in 1912 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 secured 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.
In the 1950s, Lane 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.
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