![]() ![]() The hope chest had been past down through three generations and none of us heard of this recall. I know the post is old, but my child died just 6 weeks ago in our family hope chest. Thank you for sharing the recall information in this post. The first number - #2 - just represents which plant # it was made it. The next two numbers (76) get reversed to 67 - meaning 1967. The next two numbers (51) get reversed to 15 - the 15th of the month. ![]() Take the last two numbers (40) - reverse them and you have 04 - for April - the 4th month of the year. To determine the age, work backwards from the Serial #. Above is a picture of the serial # (style #). If you need info on how to determine the age of your Lane cedar chest - you should call customer service at Lane and see if they can help you too. ![]() Here is information about the locks.Īnyhow, I talked to a customer service person who explained how to determine the age of some of the older Lane cedar chests. So I called today to get a free lock replacement. Lane estimates there are still 6 million chests out there (occasionally showing up at yardsales etc) - that need replacement locks. Too many kids were crawling inside and getting themselves locked in - with tragic results. My mom still has her Lane hope chest from the 50's and she got her lock replaced a long time ago (Lane will send out a free replacement). Just to follow up about my blog post yesterday about my $10 Lane cedar chest, I wanted to remind/inform people that if you have a Lane or Virginia Maid brand chest made 1987 or earlier, the lock needs to be replaced. ![]()
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