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The wood is walnut. Probably from a dining room set that included the famous Honderich "mini-max" table (3 leaves for expansion) with 6 chairs and a one or two chairs with arms.
To fhrjr2: Honderich manufactured cedar chests for the Canadian domestic market for almost 50 years quite successfully and, some were exported to the U.K.

The lining was provided to prevent natural oils from the cedar contacting the woolens, etc. stored in the chest. Usually recommendations to wrap the clothing items in paper (not newsprint) were provid...