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In 1910, Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (originating from “Nippon Chikuonki Shokai” – Japan Recorders Corporation) was established by Frederick Whitney Horn. Horn was a U.S.-born trader engaged in importing machine tools and recorders in Yokohama since 1896. In an attempt to commercialize records and recorders, he initiated the "Japan-U.S. Recorders Manufacturing" in 1907 and constructed a special-purpose factory to begin the manufacturing of recorders. These recorders, equipped with a wine glass-shaped speaker commenced the sales of single-side disc records and gramophone players.
In 1912, the Nippon Columbia merged with Japan-U.S. Recorders Manufacturing, thus launching the double-side management of "software and hardware", an integration of manufacturing and sales. |
