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Maruishi Bicycles
Maruishi started in Japan ca. 1884/1909/1918 1). They imported many road and some mountain bikes to the US and undoubtedly made partnerships with existing US brands. They supposedly made bikes for Jamis in the early days, except that Jamis only imported fillet brazed and TIG welded frames, while Maruishi were all lugged. Other sources say Specialized. Further research required.
1905 postcard japanwarart
1930s postcard japanwarart
Production Notes
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Date highly variable. Their current website says 1972. See: https://classicjapanesebicycles.com/maruishi/
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