Tennessee Furniture Company Cavalier

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Tennessee furniture company cavalier.

These cavalier cedar chests were built from tennessee red cedar by the tennessee furniture company based in in chattanooga tenn beginning in 1923. Tennessee furniture cavalier cedar chest early 20th century. Calling itself cavalier they made soda machines coolers and picnic chests. 39 x 32 1 2 x 16 1 4.

This is an antique ice box made by the tennessee furniture co a top of the line cavalier type. The code above is tn 40 1. And you must also know that they went out of business in 2001. Cavalier was based out of chattanooga tn and had bought the tennessee furniture company.

They were a large producer of coke machines since the 1930 s. This then turned into making coke machines. The cavalier line and trademark was only used for cedar chests and iceboxes. The cavalier furniture co.

The cavalier corporation of chattanooga. Began in 1988 distributes quality furniture throughout the united states east of the rockies and canada. An ad for a 1930 s coke machine lists their name as the tennessee furniture company or chattanooga. Furniture trunks and chests.

I looked a little further and found that the company has been in existence since 1895 making refrigerators. 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. Later they began to add the letters tn for tennessee furniture co. Trademark registration for the name cavalier no cavalier chests before 1923.

I have 2 of it s origional wooden rollers. The trade mark application was made in 1924. In 1938 the company name was officially changed to the cavalier corporation. Started as a sawmill in 1865 and was called the tennessee furniture co but was not called cavalier furniture company until 1938.

Please note this is an item that may be especially difficult to move and or transport. They began by making wood cedar chests. Demonstrates a commitment to provide quality products at competitive prices while maintaining quality service and relationships with its customers. The original name was the tennessee furniture company but the trademark cavalier was first used in 1923.

This dresser is from the 1950 s as indicated by the tag seen in the picture.