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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tokuji_HayakawaTokuji Hayakawa - Wikipedia

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   Occupation. businessman. Known for. founder of Sharp Corporation, inventor of the Ever-Ready Sharp Pencil. Tokuji Hayakawa (早川 徳次, Hayakawa Tokuji, November 3, 1893 – June 24, 1980) was a Japanese businessman and the founder of Hayakawa Kinzoku Kōgyō (the present-day Sharp Corporation ).

   • Known for: founder of Sharp Corporation, inventor of the Ever-Ready Sharp Pencil
   • Occupation: businessman

   • Nationality: Japanese
   • Born: November 3, 1893, Tokyo, Japan

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3. global.sharp › corporate › infoTokuji Hayakawa, Sharp Founder | A Sharp Journey | Sharp ...

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   Story of Founder Tokuji Hayakawa - Chronology. 1893 - 1901. Tokuji Hayakawa's Background. 1901 - 1912. Experiencing Work and Human Kindness. 1912 - 1914. September 15, 1912: Tokuji Sets Up His Own Business. 1915 - 1923. Invention of the Hayakawa Mechanical Pencil. 1915 - 1926. Never Giving Up Until Making the Sale, No Matter What. 1923.

4. www.sharpusa.com › AboutSharp › CompanyProfileHistory of Sharp | Facts About Sharp | About Sharp | SHARP

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   Tokuji Hayakawa invents, manufactures and sells the Ever-Sharp Mechanical Pencil, one of the most innovative and popular writing instruments of its time. 1920 to 1924 Committed to modernization, Tokuji Hayakawa is among the first to introduce assembly line manufacturing to Japan.

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   Who is Tokuji Hayakawa?

   • Tokuji Hayakawa (早川 徳次, Hayakawa Tokuji, November 3, 1893 – June 24, 1980) was a Japanese businessman and the founder of Hayakawa Kinzoku Kōgyō (the present-day Sharp Corporation ).

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   What did Tokuji Hayakawa invent?

   • Tokuji Hayakawa invents and patents an adjustable flow faucet. Tokuji Hayakawa invents, manufactures and sells the Ever-Sharp Mechanical Pencil, one of the most innovative and popular writing instruments of its time. Committed to modernization, Tokuji Hayakawa is among the first to introduce assembly line manufacturing to Japan.

   History of Sharp | Facts About Sharp | About Sharp | SHARP

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   Why did Tokuji Hayakawa resist the pencil?

   • Nevertheless, Tokuji Hayakawa persevered. Resistance to the pencil stopped abruptly when a large order was received from a trading firm in Yokohama. This was prompted by the pencil's popularity in Europe and the United States.

   1915-1919 : Invention of Ever-Sharp Pencil

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   What is a Hayakawa mechanical pencil?

   • The "Hayakawa mechanical pencil" was patented and marketed as the "screw pencil" or "propelling pencil." Contrary to expectations, initial sales of mechanical pencils were sluggish. Stationers criticized its metallic outer shaft for being cold to the touch in winter or clashing with the traditional kimono. Nevertheless, Tokuji Hayakawa persevered.

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6. www.sharp.eu › about-sharp › historyHistory | Sharp

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   Born of a vision to continuously innovate to improve the user experience, Sharp is the brainchild of founder Tokuji Hayakawa, inventor of the world’s first mechanical pencil - the Ever-Sharp. The namesake of the business, this invention, among many, set the precedence for Sharp’s development of industry and world-first products.

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7. global.sharp › 100th › hayakawaA Word from Tokuji Hayakawa, Sharp Founder | Sharp 100th ...

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   Sharp founder Tokuji Hayakawa was born in 1893 in Tokyo. After apprenticing as a maker of women'hair ornaments and precision metal products, he opened his own metalworking shop in September 1912. Showing ingenuity and creativity, he invented the Ever-Sharp pencil and grew his business.

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9. global.sharp › corporate › info1915-1919 : Invention of Ever-Sharp Pencil | Sharp ...

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   World's First Mechanical Pencils. The mechanical pencil is well known today throughout the world, largely thanks to Sharp's founder Tokuji Hayakawa. By developing an original lead-thrusting device and inserting it into a metallic shaft, he revolutionized one of the world's most convenient devices.

10. www.sharp.co.uk › about-sharp-global › sharp-globalSharp Global History | Sharp

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    Born of a vision to continuously innovate to improve the user experience, Sharp is the brainchild of founder Tokuji Hayakawa, inventor of the world’s first mechanical pencil - the Ever-Sharp. The namesake of the business, this invention, among many, set the precedence for Sharp’s development of industry and world-first products.