Tennessee Furniture Company Cavalier

Trademark registration for the name cavalier no cavalier chests before 1923.

Tennessee furniture company cavalier.

This machine was made in jan of 1940. And you must also know that they went out of business in 2001. Started as a sawmill in 1865 and was called the tennessee furniture co but was not called cavalier furniture company until 1938. This is an antique ice box made by the tennessee furniture co a top of the line cavalier type.

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. They began by making wood cedar chests. Calling itself cavalier they made soda machines coolers and picnic chests. The cavalier corporation of chattanooga.

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. Began in 1988 distributes quality furniture throughout the united states east of the rockies and canada. They were a large producer of coke machines since the 1930 s. Please note this is an item that may be especially difficult to move and or transport.

An ad for a 1930 s coke machine lists their name as the tennessee furniture company or chattanooga. These cavalier cedar chests were built from tennessee red cedar by the tennessee furniture company based in in chattanooga tenn beginning in 1923. I looked a little further and found that the company has been in existence since 1895 making refrigerators. The original name was the tennessee furniture company but the trademark cavalier was first used in 1923.

Later they began to add the letters tn for tennessee furniture co. The cavalier furniture co. Tennessee furniture cavalier cedar chest early 20th century. You can easily find new ones if you wish.

The trade mark application was made in 1924. I have 2 of it s origional wooden rollers. Cavalier was based out of chattanooga tn and had bought the tennessee furniture company. Furniture trunks and chests.

39 x 32 1 2 x 16 1 4. The cavalier line and trademark was only used for cedar chests and iceboxes. In 1938 the company name was officially changed to the cavalier corporation. Demonstrates a commitment to provide quality products at competitive prices while maintaining quality service and relationships with its customers.

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