Tennessee Furniture Company Cavalier
An ad for a 1930 s coke machine lists their name as the tennessee furniture company or chattanooga.
Tennessee furniture company cavalier. I looked a little further and found that the company has been in existence since 1895 making refrigerators. The trade mark application was made in 1924. You can easily find new ones if you wish. This machine was made in jan of 1940.
Began in 1988 distributes quality furniture throughout the united states east of the rockies and canada. Demonstrates a commitment to provide quality products at competitive prices while maintaining quality service and relationships with its customers. And you must also know that they went out of business in 2001. These cavalier cedar chests were built from tennessee red cedar by the tennessee furniture company based in in chattanooga tenn beginning in 1923.
The cavalier line and trademark was only used for cedar chests and iceboxes. This is an antique ice box made by the tennessee furniture co a top of the line cavalier type. I have 2 of it s origional wooden rollers. The cavalier corporation of chattanooga.
The code above is tn 40 1. They were a large producer of coke machines since the 1930 s. Since you have already scoured the internet i assume you have already noted the history of the cavalier brand back to its roots in 1865 chattanooga tn when it was called the tennessee furniture co. In 1938 the company name was officially changed to the cavalier corporation.
The cavalier furniture co. During the depression in the 1930s the cavalier division of the tennessee furniture company began a long standing business relationship with the coca cola company. Started as a sawmill in 1865 and was called the tennessee furniture co but was not called cavalier furniture company until 1938. This dresser is from the 1950 s as indicated by the tag seen in the picture.
Tennessee furniture cavalier cedar chest early 20th century. Cavalier was based out of chattanooga tn and had bought the tennessee furniture company. Please note this is an item that may be especially difficult to move and or transport. Later they began to add the letters tn for tennessee furniture co.
Furniture trunks and chests. The original name was the tennessee furniture company but the trademark cavalier was first used in 1923. Unless the shipping option is selected the. This then turned into making coke machines.
39 x 32 1 2 x 16 1 4.