Tolex

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Tolex is the trade name of a flexible plastic/vinyl material used to cover Fender amplifiers, Coffin Case® guitar cases and guitar cases from the 1960s onwards.

Tolex was also used in marine upholstery applications found in classic Chris-Craft® models and other boats.

Tolex was originally filed as a trademark on August 30, 1945 by the Textileather Corporation, and is currently registered as "a plastic sheet and film material for book binding and case covering for speakers and amplifiers" to GenCorp Inc. of Fairlawn, Ohio.

Although the term "Tolex" is often used as a generic description for any amplifier or guitar case vinyl-type covering, most, apart from Fender and Rickenbacker related products, are not actually Tolex brand.