1 history
1.1 foundation
1.2 1950s
1.3 1960s
1.4 1970s
1.5 cascade
1.6 recent years
history
foundation
brine founded in 1922 w.h. brine w.h. brine company. started small sports equipment , uniform company. sold private schools , regional camps, growing major manufacturer of lacrosse , soccer equipment.
1950s
during 1950s brine focused on lacrosse. lacrosse sticks wooden @ time , company producing them chisholm lacrosse located on st. regis reservation, cornwall island, canada. encouragement , assistance a. macdonald murphy of governor dummer academy, ferris thomsen, coach of penn , princeton , mort lapointe of bowdoin college, brine family began explore possibilities of manufacturing lacrosse sticks.
1960s
brine started manufacture soccer balls , equipment in 1960s. first company cover ball synthetic leather make more durable. first make round bladder , first unconditionally guarantee ball.
1970s
attempting make lacrosse stick durable , easy make, brine family experimented laminated wood, plastic, fiberglass , aluminum not find material met performance standards. continued experiment , found surlyn, dupont plastic, have necessary properties survive intensity of lacrosse. brine developed molding technique basic draft shape of standard in modern sticks.
cascade
in 1986 bill brine, left family s company , founded cascade, largest lacrosse helmet , eyewear company in world.
recent years
brine started apparel line , line of volleyball equipment in 1990s. in 2000, released full line of field hockey equipment. brine began make lacrosse helmets , eyemasks in 2003. in 2003, brine acquired in crease, lacrosse goal , accessories company based in penn yan, new york , in 2004 began making athletic footwear. on august 4, 2006, new balance acquired brine , shortly after name changed brine, corp. brine, inc.
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