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Title: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: cajuncook on March 27, 2010, 04:17:33 pm

I have a cedar chest that has "Patent Applied For" stamped in the inside of lid,a newspaper in bottom dating to 03/15/42 colorado springs gazette& telegraph.I'm trying to find out anything possible about this chest. it has brass rolled and tapped across top and down front,skeleton key hole,fish type design on sides and on cedar wood rollers.Any info appreciated or where to go from here.TYK,cajuncook

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: sapphire on March 27, 2010, 04:21:11 pm

Welcome cajuncook!! Is there any company/manufacturer name either on a label or on the underside of the chest?  Check all areas however obscure for markings.  Also, what are the dimensions of the chest?

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: cajuncook on March 27, 2010, 04:24:11 pm

Checked all inside ,outside ,underneath everything for any numbers or name ,markings anything to identify the maker

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: cajuncook on March 27, 2010, 04:27:24 pm

12 " deep inside, 49" long,22"wide counting wheels it is 18 1/2 ' tall

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: sapphire on March 27, 2010, 04:29:07 pm

Any markings on the locking mechanism on the inside?

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: cajuncook on March 27, 2010, 04:34:15 pm

we found the numbers 6721 stamped in bottom,no other markings

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: KC on March 27, 2010, 04:49:16 pm

Not made by one of the larger name companies  - would have their infor and/or numbering system on it.

Haven't seen one like this myself.  Will keep looking!

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: regularjoe2 on March 27, 2010, 10:58:20 pm

If none exact to yours can be found , then one possibility is that you might have a prototype chest ....

The real problem is not being able to look everywhere in the world , to be sure of it ...


Your item appears to me , to be a cedar chest - I'd say that the ink-stamped type/style/font is probably from the same-ish era as the newspaper 'liner' .

Looks like it's in pretty good shape & not your every-day run-of-the-mill cedar chest design .
Cool little chest .

There's some members here who do wonderful , surprising & excellent research , cajuncook , so someone may find something .

I'm personally not really well-informed about this era of furniture , so that's about it from me .

BTW , welcome to the forum , cajuncook .

Title: Re: History on Cedar Chest
Post by: KC on March 27, 2010, 11:38:52 pm

Went to the patent site and put in hope chest and looked at all to no avail.

Did the same with cedar chest - none came up looking like this either! (believe me, went through a bunch!!!!)