Our innovations: 1910s

Despite the death of Kibataro Oki, Oki Electric continued to grow. Following the outbreak of the First World War, overseas orders increased substantially.

 
 

1910

OKI and Co. Ltd increased in capital to 700,000 yen.

 

1912

OKI and Co. continued to grow and recapitalize, this time to 1 million yen. As the company's operations expanded, so did its workforce: from 381 employees in 1907 to 772 in 1912.

 

1916

OKI produced 9,250 portable telephones for Russia.

 

1917

Having decided to pursue a policy of business expansion OKI focused on five product areas:

  • Production of ordinary telephone and telegraph instruments, radiotelegraphs and wireless telephony instruments
  • Processing and production of military-related goods
  • Production of signal instruments for railroads, and emergency alarms
  • Production of covered wire
  • Manufacture of batteries
 
 

1919

Oki Electric purchased a plant in the Osaki section of Tokyo, refurbished it and named it the Osaki Plant.

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