The History Of Brother
Sewing Machines
Heres something you
probably didnt know: Brother started out as
a sewing company? Yes, you heard right.
Brother had its start back in 1908 as Yasui
Sewing Machine Co, founded by Kanekichi
Yasui in Nagoya, Japan. And a few years
later, the company was renamed Yasui
Brothers Sewing Machine Co. The sewing
machines sold and the company became Nippon
Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co in
1934.
By 1954, Brother
International Corporation, as they were now
called, began exporting the sewing machines
overseas with much success. This success
continued for several years with many
advances in home appliances and knitting
machines. However, the Brother of today
really came on the scene in 1971, when they
created the very first high-speed dot
matrix printer.
Electronic typewriters
were next in 1985 and the focus began to
shift to more business oriented products
and devices. Telecommunications and
electronic stationary were even on the bill
as Brother progressed through the twentieth
century.
And even as the company
progressed into the twenty-first century,
Brother was still cranking out the sewing
machines under various subsidiaries
including Zhuhai Brother Industries Co.,
Xian Typical Brother Industries Co and
Brother Sewing Machine Xian Co to name a
few.
In 2003, Brother began
producing multi-function devices. Recently
expanding into China, Brother is still in
the forefront of printer sales. And you
cant forget about those sewing machines!
Over the years they have produced all sorts
of products such as label printers,
typewriters, machine tools, fax machines
and other computer products. While their
products are distributed under the Brother
name they are also distributed as OEM
products with other companies.
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