Hello,
I am looking for the round about age of my hope chest and its value. I purchased this piece 30 years ago at a flea market for $75.00. Unfortunately I am moving into a new home with no spot to display my chest. I have decided to sell it but have no idea if its worth more or less than what i originally paid for it.
It was made by the Caswell-Runyan Co. located in Huntington Indiana. The attached paper states that the chest contains more three quarter inch Tennessee Red Cedar than recommended by U.S. Department of Agriculture also states it came with a moth damage guarantee when the attached post card was mailed back to the company which never was. The chest is 45" Long 30" Tall and 21" Deep, it appears that it was refinished before my purchase (not a great job). One of the back legs was glued years ago when the leg cracked there's also chips off of two of the legs toe area. The back of the chest is stamped with Cat.- No. 4453-R & Lot.- 1 - 44. In trying to research this co. i came across that it burned down in 1962. If you can provide me with any feed back on this chests approximate age & value or any further information about this company it be greatly appreciated :-) Thanks..Linda