Tolex
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Tolex is the trade name
of a flexible vinyl material used to cover Fender amplifiers, Coffin Case guitar cases and guitar cases from the 1960s onwards.
Tolex was filed as a trademark on August 30, 1945 by the General Tire
, and is currently registered as "a plastic sheet and film material for book binding and case covering for speakers and amplifiers".
Tolex was also used in marine upholstery applications found in classic Chris-Craft models and other boats.
Although the term "Tolex" is often used as a generic description for any amplifier or guitar case vinyl-type covering, most are not actually Tolex brand except for Fender and Rickenbacker
related products.
Orange amps use a special Orange Tolex
Vader Cabinets cover their merchandise with Tolex.
Trade name
A trade name, also known as a trading name or a business name, is the name which a business trades under for commercial purposes, although its registered, legal name, used for contracts and other formal situations, may be another....
of a flexible vinyl material used to cover Fender amplifiers, Coffin Case guitar cases and guitar cases from the 1960s onwards.
Tolex was filed as a trademark on August 30, 1945 by the General Tire
General Tire
The General Tire and Rubber Company is an American manufacturer of tires for motor vehicles.General Tire was founded in 1915 in Akron, Ohio by William F. O'Neil. Products included the low-pressure "General Balloon Jumbo" and the "Dual 90" tire...
, and is currently registered as "a plastic sheet and film material for book binding and case covering for speakers and amplifiers".
Tolex was also used in marine upholstery applications found in classic Chris-Craft models and other boats.
Although the term "Tolex" is often used as a generic description for any amplifier or guitar case vinyl-type covering, most are not actually Tolex brand except for Fender and Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker, is an electric and bass guitar manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California...
related products.
Orange amps use a special Orange Tolex
Vader Cabinets cover their merchandise with Tolex.