I just bought a Lane cedar chest at a garage sale for $50. The inside is in pristine condition, except for a couple of scratches in the felt. The outside is in really good shape except for the fact that the person I bought it from painted it a really yucky green color! My husband is almost done refinishing it. I am not planning on selling it, but just wondering what kind of value it might have. The serial number is 252190.
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The chest is from 1952. To get the exact date read the serial number backwards.
$50 was a good price. Restored pieces go for $100 and more.
What a fun find!!
Value is very regionally driven so where I am $50 would be very expensive (as most people where I am have to give these away), but in other parts of the country, they sell for up to $100-150 for the mid century modern chests like yours, so $50 is a bargain!
The point is if you love it and got it looking beautiful again, the value is subjective.
Thanks for sharing! It looks like he did an amazing job de-greening it!
WOW!!!
$50 is a great price for this size trunk! The value of it decreased with paint added,without paint worth more!
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