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Andis Hair Clipper Company traces its roots back to when Mathew Andis was working at Mitchell Motor Car Company in Racine as a tool maker and he decided to leave and start his own business. John Oster and Henry Meltzer came to his home and asked to be partners. Andis O M Manufacturing was born around 1920-21. Soon their tool and die company had been contracted to make tooling to produce hair clipper blades for a hand operated non-motorized hair clipper. This partnership only lasted about a year. When the three split, each started his own company in Racine, Wisconsin. Meltzer started Master Appliance/MAMCO, and Oster started John Oster Company, which also makes clippers for the hair. Andis quickie developed the Andis electric hair clipper and began Andis Clipper Company and that eventually evolved into Andis Company of today, which was officially incorporated in the year 1922. |
