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.

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. Tennessee furniture cavalier cedar chest early 20th century. This is an antique ice box made by the tennessee furniture co a top of the line cavalier type. And you must also know that they went out of business in 2001.

They were a large producer of coke machines since the 1930 s. 39 x 32 1 2 x 16 1 4. In 1938 the company name was officially changed to the cavalier corporation. This then turned into making coke machines.

I looked a little further and found that the company has been in existence since 1895 making refrigerators. Started as a sawmill in 1865 and was called the tennessee furniture co but was not called cavalier furniture company until 1938. The original name was the tennessee furniture company but the trademark cavalier was first used in 1923. Please note this is an item that may be especially difficult to move and or transport.

The cavalier line and trademark was only used for cedar chests and iceboxes. Later they began to add the letters tn for tennessee furniture co. Demonstrates a commitment to provide quality products at competitive prices while maintaining quality service and relationships with its customers. Began in 1988 distributes quality furniture throughout the united states east of the rockies and canada.

The code above is tn 40 1. This machine was made in jan of 1940. You can easily find new ones if you wish. Calling itself cavalier they made soda machines coolers and picnic chests.

The trade mark application was made in 1924. Furniture trunks and chests. I have 2 of it s origional wooden rollers. The cavalier corporation of chattanooga.

They began by making wood cedar chests. Trademark registration for the name cavalier no cavalier chests before 1923. Unless the shipping option is selected the. Cavalier was based out of chattanooga tn and had bought the tennessee furniture company.

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.