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ThomasvilleFurniture company history timeline

1904

Founded in 1904 with $10,000 and a turnover of 180 chairs a day, Thomasville Chair Company was one of many small chair manufacturers in the region.

1927

By 1927, Thomasville offered a complete line of dining room furniture, distinguishing itself as the most diversified producer in the industry.

1943

Following T. Austin's death in 1943, the younger brother continued the lineage of Finch company presidents.

1958

Thomasville launched marketing campaigns designed to get potential consumers right into the factory, and in 1958, the company opened a massive, four-story showroom that dwarfed those of virtually all its competitors.

1982

Under the leadership of Frederick Starr, who became president and CEO in 1982, that growth continued.

1989

In June 1989, Thomasville amended its distribution policy by which retailers could sell to any client in the state and to any mail or telephone customers they had prior to June 8.

As early as 1989, the company initiated a $10 million-plus television ad campaign.

1991

In addition, in 1991 Thomasville moved into a key, new market that promised exceptional growth: furniture equipped with electronic components.

1994

In mid-1994, Thomasville consolidated the lessons of all its past marketing efforts.

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