I have a Lane cedar chest in great condition inside and poor condition outside. It was made in Alta Vista California:
Serial - 431531
Date - 10/9/38
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I think you should restore it.
I found one for 20 that had duct tape and black paint all over it. Spraying cheap with Brake cleaner helped scrape off the duct tape/adhesive and sanding, 60 grit, and scraping when gummed up got it pretty well cleaned up. Moving on to finish sanding next, but wanted to share how I accomplished the removal.
Most people selling Lane chests don't sell them by number and what I know of them to value is by look. Do you have a photo you can post?
Without a photo it is hard to value it as is. You stated it is in bad shape outside, but good inside. I am not sure what that means. Some peoples good and some people's poor are different than mine.
So, are you thinking or restoring to flip it? In my mind that is not the best reason to fix them up since most people want one that is pristine (NOT redone) OR they want to redo their own.
If you are asking because you want to redo it for you, go for it!! Have fun with it and love and enjoy and use it!
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