Black Lacquer Customization

Hi all! Last week I found a box on ebay that looked like it had a unique factory finish.  It didn't.  It was painted brown - inside and out.  The paint was thin so I stripped it off.  When a Lane box is stripped the redish color that is added to the lacquer in the …

Graduation Gift Box Insert

Hi all! Two posts in one day...it's been awhile since that has happened! On the e-bay today there is a box for sale with the original cardboard insert still enclosed... As you can see, this is a later-era Short box probably from the 1980's or later but this is just a guess.  I haven't seen …

Cool carved box for Megan

Hi all! Recently a box collector named John came across this box at a thrift store and luckily he found this blog and shared the find with me. We will probably never know who the artist/carver LJK? is but it's nice to know the box is in the hands of someone that will preserve and …

Website update

Hi all! Just a quick note about the website dedicated to our Lane boxes. Back about a year and a half ago - around June of 2018 - I launched http://www.lanecedarbox.com.  I had no idea how to make a website but with the help of a friend and wix.com, we put together a pretty nice …