Our History at a Glance

1903

The Wright brothers pioneer air travel with the first recorded flight at Kitty Hawk, NC.

1907

Brothers T.J. and C.F. Finch assume ownership of Thomasville Chair, beginning a century of dynamic leadership, expanding facilities, upgrading machinery, and high quality products for the home.

1920's

Thomasville leverages a booming 1925 economy and hires the industry's first sales force to market to metropolitan audiences on the East Coast and in the Midwest. The company places new emphasis on style and makes decorating easier with the first-ever line of "complete suites" of furniture.

1930's

Many of the nation's most memorable skyscrapers the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller are completed.

1930's

Despite falling furniture sales and prices caused by the Great Depression, Thomasville maintains workers' hourly wages and continues production, stockpiling furniture for the future.

1940's

With more than 25 percent of the workforce off to war, in 1942, the first women enter Thomasville factories. Creatively seeking out government contracts, Thomasville manufactures everything from rolling pins to special plywood for planes.

1947

Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier to become the first black professional baseball player.

1950's

Thomasville fuels peacetime prosperity by focusing on fashion and quality innovation. New and mixed species of woods and a broadened array of styles give choices to consumers tastes.

1952

Young people dance along with Dick Clark's "American Bandstand".

1969

Neil Armstrong takes one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind during the Apollo moon landing.

1980's

Thomasville’s new "gallery" concept presents furniture in fully accessorized, whole-room settings to help customers more easily visualize the furnishings in their own home.

1995

The "internet" is officially defined and evolved to have a huge influence on consumer products, with companies scrambling to gain a presence on "the Web."

2003

Home improvement and home decorating shows gain increased viewership.

2009

Through personal services and a vast array of high-quality fashionable products for the whole home, Thomasville brings its customer's love of classics to life—piece by piece, room by room. More than 400 leading independent retail furniture stores feature Thomasville galleries. Over 160 Thomasville Home Furnishing stores are dedicated solely to Thomasville products. For more than 100 years, the Thomasville logo has remained an assurance of quality for the home.