Founder of Wahson electric, Yang Jichuan
2015-07-02
Do you know who made the first domestic electric fan?
Who created a reputation at home and abroad, "Wahson"?
This is Yang Jichuan (1881 - 1952), the name of the source, was born in Jianbi town of Zhenjiang.
1924 Watson fan domestic first put into use, Dr. Sun Yat Sen explodes not without reason: "it is very hot in the classroom today, we don't have the manpower, electric fan only, can be antipyretic...... Because I know that science can be invented, so we can use this fan to enjoy the cool."
Self taught
Yang Jichuan into electrical manufacturing expert
Yang Jichuan, the eldest brother taught reading in the school at the age of 7, proficient in abacus. The 16 year old Yang Jichuan left home to Shanghai, as an apprentice in a cloth shop. He was studious, while working during the apprenticeship apprenticeship, while learning culture knowledge. After several years of unremitting efforts, a self English, chemistry, physics, and mathematics, and the electricity is of particular interest, often use spare time trial production of various small appliances, research and exploration of copper, silver, gold and so on.
Calico shop closed, he returned home and opened a plating shop in Zhenjiang, specializes in all kinds of gold and silver plated jewelry business. Soon after, he returned to Shanghai, do the Jews do yucon Matheson zhangfang. From the business relationship with the foreign staff, wheeling Ye Youcai and Hisaki wood for drummer Yuan Zongyao.
In Shanghai yucon when he and Ye Youcai Matheson, Yuan Zongyao, joint research and development of electric fan. Borrow from relatives to buy a hundred dollar, imitation prototype and raw materials. No processing power, they will invite tin shop, shop, foundry workshops and other cooperation. Electrical assembly by Yang Jichuan himself. After half a year of trial, in 1915, the first successful production of China's first TELECT fan.
1917, imitation of the first direct current generator. 1926, the successful development of the first 150 kilowatts of AC synchronous three-phase generator. In 1930, the national government departments for approval, Yang Jichuan received electrical engineer certificate. In 1931, Mr. Zou Taofen "sunset" pseudonym, in the "life" magazine published lengthy "creation of China electric fan Yang Jichuanjun", the recognition of the deeds of his self strenuous, known as "China's Edison.
Wahson Electric Appliance Factory was founded
Staff up to nearly a thousand people
In 1916, Yang Jichuan and Ye Youcai, Yuan Zongyao and other joint venture in Shanghai Sichuan Road Heng Bang bridge founded Wahson electrical appliances factory. Yang Ji Chuan "Watson" brand electric fans as trademark design, in addition to draw drama diva dance body image and a fan shape, the middle position of the highlight an oval, in India, "Watson" deformation characters with "WS deformation letters and registered trademark" words, also printed with "Paul in ten years", "free", "capital goods", "the only domestic repair" words. "Wahson" brand fans logo eye-catching publicity, customer service and thoughtful service, it occupied the market.
Fund-raising in 1917, Ye Youcai and Yang Ji Chuan, Yuan Zongyao etc. bought Shanghai Zhaofeng road Jin Riley element of Electric Appliance Factory, as a new Huasheng Electrical Appliance Factory site. In 1919, Zhou Lu Jiazui purchased 10 acres, the expansion of Wahson electric appliance factory.
1926 "Wahson" brand in the domestic registration, as one of the earliest registered trademarks. In 1929 the annual output reached 30000 Taiwan fan. Philippines "Chinese domestic products exposition gold medal" Watson plant fan, electrical products, and Thai Chinese Chamber of commerce products display fields prize by "award, renowned at home and abroad.
Wahson factory in terms of technology, business management and plant size, have developed to the domestic first-class level. In 1933, Huasheng Electric Appliance Manufacturing Factory was renamed Huasheng Electrical Appliance Factory, authoritarian appliances and various electric fans, and in the city according to the classification of the components built 10 small branch and organizational structure are becoming more and more complete.
Yang Ji Chuan still Nanxiang purchase plant was built, designed to make motor products, to undertake the railway train a variety of electrical production, factory also built large motor test chamber and 20 million volt high-voltage test bench, and investment funds from abroad, the introduction of a number of precision machining equipment and testing instruments, become when the domestic motor manufacturing industry's leading manufacturers. Shanghai is the production of various electric fans.
In 1935, Wahson electric appliance manufacturing Limited by Share Ltd was established, the staff reached more than 900 people.
Don't fear the American threat
The Yang Fan out Chinese
Domestic electric fan Watson and Huatong switchgear, Huade lighting, in the electrical industry of Shanghai and known as the "Sanhua", good reputation all over the country, breaking the American "strange" brand electric fans exclusive Chinese market situation. Therefore, in Shanghai business "singular" fans of American Shen Chang Matheson's desire to "Watson" brand was bought for $50 million, was Yang Ji Chuan refused to. Then, to reduce the "singular" fans of American price, attempt to squeeze Wahson factory. In order to protect the national brand, Yang Jichuan would rather cut and reduce the quality of the products, not on sale. At the same time, Mr. Yang to find another development new road, developed the "Lion" brand electric fans, in does not reduce the quality of products under the premise, with low price and "singular" fan competition.
In the fierce competition in the American, "Watson" brand electric fans not only firmly occupy the domestic market, "singular" electric fan sadly out of the Chinese market, but also exported to overseas, welcomed by the people of Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries and regions, "Watson" brand electric fans become renowned at home and abroad of domestic fans the first brand.
In the singular Yang Fan and Watson's fan for the Chinese market, factory Watson selected boutique in Philadelphia in 1926, the World Expo, and won the Silver Satin and so on.
Wahson in war
After liberation
Lugou Bridge incident, the outbreak of the war of resistance. Before the fall of Shanghai, Yang Ji Chuan will more than 200 employees and more than 2000 tons of valuable equipment, raw materials, with 40 wooden boat shipped to Hankou, and later moved to Chongqing. Established in 1939, Chongqing branch, continue to produce transformers, generators, electric fans and other anti Japanese military products. Wahson factory and Shanghai steel factory is a private factory in the first place to move the capital of the first two.
In 1942, the Sichuan moved Shanghai regal-man factory Association Products Exhibition for a period of two weeks in Chongqing niujiaotuo. Shanghai Xinda steel plant of metallurgical products, Huasheng Electrical Appliance Factory of all kinds of motor and fan, industrial machinery plant in China to the printing machine, automobile manufacturing plant in China, automobile parts, such as more than 1000 kinds of products exhibition. January 14th, the Chinese Communist Party in Chongqing on behalf of Dong Biwu, Deng Yingchao, Zhou Enlai visited the exhibition.
In 1944, the factory moved to Sichuan with the National Federation of Industry Association in Chongqing held "Niujiaotuo member factories exhibition". Shanghai machinery industry has a new people machine factory, Shanghai machine factory, Wahson Electric Appliance Factory, etc.. Dong Biwu, Deng Yingchao, Zhou Enlai visited, and the inscription in the book on Cooperative Hardware factory.
1945, after the victory of the war of resistance against Japan, the, Shanghai, the factory moved back. At the end of 1946, Wahson factory officially resumed, with 340 employees, with an annual output of about 15000 fans. In 1948, electric fan production increased to 3 million units, sales began to improve, but short-lived, the Kuomintang authorities below market value of several times the price of, jinyuanquan forced to close against the Watson factory stored within the central bank more than 20 million dollars, the plunder, the factory cash strapped, ourselves in a dilemma.
After the liberation of Shanghai, in East China industry under the leadership of the Ministry, relevant departments of the government promptly issued three batches processing ordering service, the Watson plant survivor, get rid of the dilemma, to avoid the collapse of doom.
After 1950, Yang Ji Chuan nearly seventy years of age, overwork, action inconvenience, back to hometown Jianbi Town Lake Village, in August 1952 21 died. Behind only "open house" housing number.
May 1954, Wahson electric appliance factory to achieve public-private partnerships. 2005, Wahson brand was named the most influential Shanghai old brand.