If you've looked around this site previously you'll know I can't stand to see usable furniture being neglected in our harsh desert climate when all it would take is a little restoration or repair to make it right again for a good home. I found this in an upstairs garage loft about to be tossed. This old cedar chest is 54" wide x 21" deep x 18" tall and just needs some attention to the finish. and a couple of back feet replaced. The Cedar is very nice and worth saving. No markings or labels to help me ID its make but the hardware suggest it's vintage 50' or 60's American made. $50 obo.
Did you ever wonder what these chest were really about. Some were used for the following: A hope chest, dowry chest, cedar chest, or glory box is a chest used to collect items of clothing or household linen, by unmarried young women in anticipation of married life. The term "hope chest" or "cedar chest" may be used primarily by Midwestern and Southern U.S. women, while "glory box" is used by women in the United Kingdom and Australia. Contents of a "hope chest" or "glory box" included typical dowry items such as clothing (especially a special dress), table linens, towels, bed linens, quilts and occasionally dishware. As a bride would typically leave home on marriage, hope chests were sometimes made with an eye to portability, albeit infrequently. A 'bridal chest' was given to a bride at her wedding, by her husband, and so is not a 'hope chest' in this sense.
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