Talk:Hope chest

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Cedar Chest?

Cedar Chest redirects to Hope Chest? These are different things, why redirect it? A Cedar Chest is for storing items. It's made out of Red Cedar, which is particularly aromatic, and moths hate it. In short: It keeps the bugs away from your blankets. A Hope Chest is a chest an unmarried woman would use to store up items for use when she got married. The only thing it has in common with a Cedar Chest is that they are both chests. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.216.125.56 (talk) 04:42, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I imagine the reason is The Lane Company patented their "Lane Cedar Chest" which was advertised across the U.S. as a hope chest in the early 1900s, and they are the main material that such hope chests were typically made of. While I don't know how useful the redirect is or general rule of redirects, neither 'pine chest' or 'maple chest' have their own page because they are, as you said, just chests made of a specific material. If any other material had their own page, I don't think it would redirect. 2601:603:5300:87F0:B863:FC5D:37FA:64B5 (talk) 02:50, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dictionary

Isn't this just a dictionary definition? 125.255.9.231 03:38, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think so. Maikel 12:22, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

However, in its current form it could easily be merged into Dowry. Don't start a new lemma for everything, people, unless you're really going to work on it! Maikel 12:34, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Lane company patents

US 1090999 ??
US 1987018
US 2023465 Cedar chest
US 2058571 Cedar receptacle and method of coating surfaces thereof
US 2136141 Hinge
US 2161519 Lock
US 2188707 Hardware for cedar chests and the like
US 2327871 Cedar chest
US 2386440 Cedar chest
US 2345271 Aroma tight drawer
US 2355542 Hinge

These are read from a photo in the Schleining book. Some I haven't quite deciphered yet, nor have I found the interesting patent, the one for the sliding mitre. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:42, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Searches [1]

Searches: CROCKER ERNST C

CA 369503 CEDAR RECEPTACLE
CA 352209 CEDAR RECEPTACLE

US 2716621 Interior finish for cedar chests
US 1999960 Cedar receptacle
US 1808838 Method of aroma testing of cedar chests

Searches: LOFTIN GRADY A

CA 388829
CA 379425
CA 357355
CA 349161
CA 348054 CEDAR CHEST TRANSPARENT SEALING PANEL

US D462851S

Removed tag requesting information on the dower system in India.

This page is about an article used in European and European-derived cultures. The dower system in India is a fascinating topic that deserves to be included on a page more closely related to it than this one. As far as I'm aware, the proto-into-european cultural crossover happened so far in the past that it's doubtful that the use of dower chests in the west and in India rose from the same cultural root. Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 04:19, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That seems reasonable to me! Brad606 (talk) 16:12, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar

unclosed quotation mark in the historical origins header, and after that there's a paragraph with seemingly no start that doesn't seem like it goes there. Hexahydride (talk) 13:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Broadening/renaming?

"Hope chest", as the article itself points out, is a very culturally-specific term. This article might be more useful if renamed and refocused on the topic of marriage chests in general, at least in European and North American contexts. MorrisStuff (talk) 03:34, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Genizah quotation

Is the quotation regarding the Genizah documents in the "Arab origin" section appropriate? I suspect not. The Genizah documents belonged to the Jewish community and reflect Jewish customs, not Arab customs.Bill (talk) 23:55, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Intended Edits for this Article

Hello! I'm starting work on editing this article, as part of a Technical Editing class at Texas A&M University. I wanted to share what I am planning to work on before making any major edits.

Restructure the lead and possibly split the content into further headings
Organize the article and subsections for a better flow
Any copyediting required – grammar, spelling, style, tone, and similar errors

Please respond if you feel that there is anything I need to know about this article before any edits are made. Thank you!Lizzie.butterfly (talk) 19:09, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have been looking at the organizational structure of the article and feel that it would benefit from some clarifying headings that may have been deleted over time. Upon my review of the article's history, there was a 'Style' section that was deleted in April 2024, in which 'Decoration' and its following information was added to the 'Suffocation hazard to children' heading. If anyone is able to provide an clarification as to if this reorganization was intentional, that would he helpful!

In the same vein, I am suggesting the 'Decoration' information be moved above the 'Suffocation hazard' section, as a hope chest's decoration is an intrinsic characterization of the item while its hazards are extrinsic.

Please respond with any feedback or further suggestions that would benefit the article's clarification. Lizzie.butterfly (talk) 17:42, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]