Konosuke Matsushita was born on November 27, 1894 in Wakayama Prefecture under his father, Masakusu and his mother's branches.. The Matsushita family was the class of the landlord and was a wealthy, so he lived a relatively rich life.. However, the rich life did not last long, and when Konosuke Matsushita was 4 years old, his father, Masakusu, failed in the US market.. As a result, the ancestral land and the house will be released, and the family will move to Wakayama City, and his father, Masakusu, will work alone in Osaka.. So my father, Masakusu, contacted me, "I need a kid at a brazier in the Osaka Hachimansji," so Konosuke Matsushita came to Osaka alone.. I'm still in the 4th grade of elementary school, 9 years old.
Close the store in 3 months
Konosuke Matsushita decided to work as a chorus at the Miyata Braze store in Osaka, and was polished mainly while babying and cleaning.. However, this shop closed in about three months since Konosuke Matsushita started the chorus, so we decided to move to the "Fifth Bicycle Shokai".. Konosuke Matsushita learned manners as a member of society, such as how to drop his head, speak, and behave at this five -generation bicycle trade meeting..
Looking at the future at the age of 16
About five years after starting the chorus, electric railway tracks will be laid in Osaka City.. Mr. Konosuke Matsushita looked at this, saying, "The demand for bicycles should decrease because the era of electricity is coming from now on.. Conversely, the electric business should grow from now on. ". In this way, Konosuke, who had been 16 years old at the age of 16, joined the company in 1910 (Meiji 43) as an apprentice of the current Kansai Electric Power "Osaka Light".. Konosuke Matsushita was excellent, so he achieved speed and was promoted to an "inspector" at the youngest.. However, Konosuke Matsushita has a disease called "lung catal"..
Independent based on sockets
I feel uneasy about an unstable daily life due to my illness and think about independence with my wife.. At this time, Konosuke Matsushita was developing a light bulb socket to make it possible for anyone to remove the light bulb, which was dangerous if he was not an expert at that time.. However, because the chief did not make a very good face, Konosuke Matsushita quit the Osaka lights based on the developed socket and decides independence..
Konosuke Matsushita's challenge that started with two tatami mats
Konosuke Matsushita is independent based on the funds of about 95 yen, but he couldn't buy a machine because he didn't have enough money.. At that time, the starting salary of a college graduate salaried worker was about 50 to 60 yen, so 95 yen is only about 2 months of salary.. So Konosuke Matsushita borrowed 100 yen from a friend and called his wife's younger brother, Toshio Ide.. By the way, Mr. Toshio Ide is a person who will be active as the founder of "Sanyo Electric" later.. At that time, half of the four and a half -tatami houses I borrowed were used as a factory, so Panasonic started with just two tatami mats..
The developed socket has not sold at all ...
Mr. Konosuke Matsushita was trying to sell the developed socket, but he had no knowledge of the "technique manufacturing method" required for the torso of the socket.. Therefore, Konosuke Matsushita picked up and studied fragments of the raw materials of the technique factory, and was able to research while having a former colleague taught, and finally manufactured several sockets.. However, the sockets created after the hardships did not seem to sell at all, and even if they were sold around Osaka, they could only sell about 10 yen..
A large number of orders come in
In the disappointment, a chance will come to Konosuke Matsushita.. It is a large number of plates that do not pass through electricity called the insulator required for the fan.. It was a big chance that 1,000 orders danced, and "if the result is good, it will be applied to a fan of 30,000 or 30,000.". Despite the severe delivery date, Konosuke Matsushita and Mr. Toshio Ide managed to deliver 1,000 pieces and earned a profit of 80 yen.. Based on this success, Konosuke Matsushita developed an attachment plug and a plug for two lights.. Because these were sold well, management began to get on track.. Finally, in 1918 (1918), the Matsushita Electric Equipment Manufacturing, which will be Panasonic later, will be founded..
