Disastrous Fire at Standard Chair Company, Thomasville, May 11, 1921

Chair Company Has Disastrous Fire

Thomasville, May 11—The Standard Chair Company’s plant number two, located at this place, was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock. The fire is said to have started from a lantern which exploded in the boiler room. The loss is estimated at approximately $75,000 with very little insurance.

From The Charlotte News, May 11, 1921. To read the history of Standard Chair Company in Thomasville, see https://greensboro.com/thomasville-ready-for-fresh-start-home-of-the-big-chair-doesnt-want-to-take-a/article_4cf35048-b2dd-586c-8676-aecc06030281.html