Protect them in a Lane Cedar Hope Chest.” Incidentally, the chest illustrated in the ad retailed at $39.50. Current prices range from about $250 to $700.

Rebecca Villeneuve poses with the cedar hope chest she got from the former Baton Rouge Kornmeyer furniture store on Monday, October 30, 2023 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Which hope chest is best? For some, a hope chest represents the idea of a future: a life fully lived and realized. For others, hope chests are beautiful pieces of furniture that accent a room and ...

Nora Lenehan, center, gave cedar hope chests to both of her daughters, Sherry Pittman, left, and Dawn Montgomery, when they graduated from high school.

A chest springs eternalNora Lenehan, center, gave cedar hope chests to each of her daughters, Sherryl Pittman, left, and Dawn Montgomery, for high-school graduation.

Early European dowry or hope chests were handmade and could be extensively decorated with painted or carved designs. But by the beginning of the 20th century, the simple cedar chest was machine ...

The Lane Furniture Company of Altavista, Virginia, made cedar chests from about 1920 to 2001 (Lane’s actual time of existence was between 1912 and 2014).

Which hope chest is best? For some, a hope chest represents the idea of a future: a life fully lived and realized. For others, hope chests are beautiful pieces of furniture that accent a room and ...

Which hope chest is best? For some, a hope chest represents the idea of a future: a life fully lived and realized. For others, hope chests are beautiful pieces of furniture that accent a room and ...

I have my grandmother’s cedar chest. I would think that it is at least 75 years old. I do not see a manufacturer’s name in the chest so not sure if it is a certain brand. I have attached pictures.

Millions of Americans have them in their homes, but some cedar hope chests can be deadly to children. INSIDE EDITION's I-Squad investigates.