With Jim's folks moving, we have run into some real treasures! This is a solid cedar hope chest that Anna received on her 16th birthday. It contained a hand made crocheted afghan from an elderly lady, named Vera, that her mom knew. She had heard her mom talking to the lady so she sort of expected an afghan but was shocked to get a hope chest as well.
It was common for girls her age to get hope chests to begin keeping and collecting stuff to start "home making" when the time came. The chest is now almost 70 years old and had been in their garage for as long as I could remember. Anna had painted it at one point, thus its gold color.
I am going to get it refinished and will be honored to have it in my home as a treasured family heirloom and will pass it down when the time comes. Stay tuned for "after" pics.
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