Clothing brand · United States
New Balance
The brand that turned arch support into an obsession and kept manufacturing in the United States when everyone else was moving to Asia.
Founding, year 1906
Themes: craftsmanship, footwear, independence, classic.
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The origin
What the date says
- Milestone
- Founding
- What happened
- William J. Riley founded the company in Boston as a maker of arch supports, inspired by the stability of chickens.
- Year
- 1906
- Source
- Historical documentation
- Note
- Founded in 1906 by William Riley in Boston.
Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.
Keep in mind
Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.