# Vintage furniture knowledgeables. Should I paint this Lane table?

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**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-furniture-knowledgeables-should-i-paint-this-lane-table/982534 "2023-04-11T21:04:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-furniture-knowledgeables-should-i-paint-this-lane-table/982534/15 "2023-04-11T22:59:16Z")

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If y’all don’t remember, the company abruptly shuttered all operations last November.

> [@Lane Furniture abruptly closes the entire operation \[22 Nov 22\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-furniture-abruptly-closes-the-entire-operation-22-nov-22/975471):
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> In short, not only did 2,500 employees find out they were losing their jobs, with no notice whatsoever, just before Thanksgiving, but the truck drivers have even been ordered to turn around and return to home base! I have a feeling this is going to be a bigger story.

And here’s a news story from a few weeks later.

[What to know about the collapse of United Furniture](https://businessofhome.com/articles/what-to-know-about-the-collapse-of-united-furniture#:~:text=The%20Monday%20before%20Thanksgiving%2C%20United,number%20of%20lawsuits))%20have%20emerged.

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