![]() Riccar won multiple awards for its sewing machine designs. In 1976, the company sold the first electronic sewing machine built in Japan as well! In 1970, Riccar built Japan’s first free-arm sewing machine. ![]() No other company had tried this in Japan, and the unique payment method saw a huge success! Riccar proceeded to open multiple stores and even a new headquarter building by 1960. On top of this, around 1950, Riccar launched a highly successful subscription and installment payment plan for its sewing machines. Japan’s post-war industry focused on domestic items like sewing machines, and Riccar developed several innovative designs in the mid 20th century that helped it stand out even in the midst of this sewing machine boom. In 1949 its name changed officially to Riccar Sewing Machine Co. ![]() After the war, the factory moved to Tachikawa, Tokyo, in 1948. The company had a slow start partially due to the eruption of WWII shortly after its founding. In Japanese, “Shokusan Kogyo” translates roughly to “encouraging new industry.” This phrase highlights the huge drive for industrial development in Japan at the time. In 1939, a Japanese sewing machine manufacturing plant called Nippon Shokusan Kogyo opened up.
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