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History
About Tombow
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| 1913 |
First founded in Tokyo as a pencil manufacturer by Harunosuke Ogawa. At that time it was named Harunosuke, after its founder. |
| 1927 |
Tombow brand was first applied. |
| 1939 |
Converted to two corporations respectively, and renamed as Tombow Pencil. |
| 1946 |
Began to make pencil sharpener. |
| 1951 |
Became a JIS authorized company for pencil making. |
| 1952 |
Launched Homo pencil, the most superior pencil in Japan at the time. |
| 1953 |
Marking pen was developed and launched into market. |
| 1958 |
Developed new types of lead for technical drawing and lead holder. Began to make “dry-ink” (quick drying ink) pen and ballpoint pen. At this time, Tombow evolved from a pencil maker to a general stationery manufacturer. |
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