Tennessee Furniture Company Cavalier

The cavalier furniture co.

Tennessee furniture company cavalier.

In 1938 the company name was officially changed to the cavalier corporation. 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. Trademark registration for the name cavalier no cavalier chests before 1923. Calling itself cavalier they made soda machines coolers and picnic chests.

They were a large producer of coke machines since the 1930 s. I have 2 of it s origional wooden rollers. The cavalier corporation of chattanooga. You can easily find new ones if you wish.

This dresser is from the 1950 s as indicated by the tag seen in the picture. Furniture trunks and chests. Began in 1988 distributes quality furniture throughout the united states east of the rockies and canada. They began by making wood cedar chests.

And you must also know that they went out of business in 2001. Unless the shipping option is selected the. Please note this is an item that may be especially difficult to move and or transport. The trade mark application was made in 1924.

Cavalier was based out of chattanooga tn and had bought the tennessee furniture company. 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. This is an antique ice box made by the tennessee furniture co a top of the line cavalier type. An ad for a 1930 s coke machine lists their name as the tennessee furniture company or chattanooga.

Tennessee furniture cavalier cedar chest early 20th century. The cavalier line and trademark was only used for cedar chests and iceboxes. The code above is tn 40 1. Later they began to add the letters tn for tennessee furniture co.

39 x 32 1 2 x 16 1 4. The original name was the tennessee furniture company but the trademark cavalier was first used in 1923. This machine was made in jan of 1940. 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.