Andis

In early 1921, Mathew Andis, Sr. built a working model of an electric clipper. Small and self-contained, this new clipper withstood every possible performance test. Production began in the basement of the family home; Anna Andis, his wife, wound coils and the rest of the family assembled the clippers. Mathew sold them door to door to the barbershops of Racine and the surrounding area. Convinced that he had created the best clipper on the market, he borrowed a little capital and established the Andis Clipper Company a year later.