大正13年大阪毎日新聞にアメリカからの機械導入が掲載 2-46

「妻楊枝 米国などに負けるものか！　新式機械を買って大活躍する東洋妻楊枝会社の奮発」

The news of import of toothpick mschinery was reported by the Maiinichi newspaper on twelve November 1924.

He tryed to make flat toothpicks and suceeded it. But unfortunately Japanese customer could not understand the

flat one,They complain the weakness of sticks and not understand the merit of weakness to protect gum and teeth,