1937 to 1949
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1937
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- Pioneer founder, Nozomu Matsumoto, develops the A-8 dynamic speaker.
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- Introduces the A-8, B-8 and C-8 Japan's first dynamic speakers.
A-8
C-8
1938
- Jan
- Fukuin Shokai Denki Seisakusho (precursor of Pioneer) established in Osaki, Shinagawa-ku,Tokyo.
- Receives orders form Komori Musen, a receiver manufacturer, for 4-inch speakers to be incorporated into 4-tube transformerless radios.
- Produces high-end phonograph pickups, using a stock of pickup arms made by U.S.-based Venus Company and kept in Takagi Tekkojo in Osaka.
1940
- Jan
- Relocates its plant to Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
- Shifts focus of production from large speakers for phonographs to small dynamic speakers for radios.
- Supplies standardized speakers to Mitaka Musen, Ishikawa Musen, Nippon Seiki, and other manufacturers, in addition to selling speakers to wholesalers.
8 inch Dynamic Speaker
6 1/2 inch Dynamic Speaker
1941
- Aug
- Fukuin Denki Seisakusho Yugen Gaisha established.
- Dec
- Acquires an adjoining sewing plant to expand its own plant, which operates at full capacity to produce dynamic speakers as well as government-endorsed affordably priced magnetic speakers Type 4.
1944
- May
- Relocates some of speaker materials from Otowa Plant to Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, as part of national efforts to evacuate factories away from metropolises and into the interior.
- Relocates head office and plant from Otowa 9-chome to 6-chome, Koishikawa-ku (currently Bunkyo-ku) in Tokyo.
- Becomes subcontract factory for Tokyo Shibaura Denki (currently Toshiba) and shifts focus of production to transformers for aviation radios.
1945
- Oct
- Moves speaker materials back to factory in Zoshigaya, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, from temporarily relocated factory in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, to resume production of dynamic speakers.
- Produces 15-inch coaxial field speakers for theaters.
1946
- Dec
- Trademarks the Pioneer logo, which is a combination of the Greek letter omega—symbol of electrical resistance—and a tuning fork.
Pioneer Logo
1947
- Mar
- Builds the first plant with 280 m2 floor space on company premises in Otowa 7-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
- May
- Fukuin Denki Kabushiki Kaisha incorporated.
The First Plant
1948
- Nov
- Relocates head office to 6-5, Otowa-cho, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
AD in 1948
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