Obeetee

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Founded in 1920 in Mirzapur by three Britons (the name is their initials, O-B-T); the partnership was dissolved in 1932 and replaced by a company named Obeetee. O'Ganj factory 1955; the company says it was the world's first Woolmark licensee for hand-knotted rugs (dated 1969) and the first handmade-rug firm with SA8000 (2004). Makes hand-knotted and hand-tufted rugs (it describes yarn punched into canvas with a tufting gun, then glued to a backing). Commissions include rugs for the new Parliament (Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha). Why it matters: one of the oldest colonial-era exporters in the Mirzapur–Bhadohi belt (see ner-in-colonial-bhadohi), now also a hand-tufted producer. Dates: 1920 confirmed (Wikipedia, YourStory). When it began hand-tufting not found. Artisan counts vary (10,000–25,000); "India's largest carpet-maker" (Wikipedia) is unsourced there. Other pages with images: https://www.obeetee.in/blogs/know-your-carpet/things-to-know-before-you-buy-a-hand-tufted-rug-from-obeetee · https://obeetee.com/trade/history.aspx Independent sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obeetee · https://yourstory.com/smbstory/obeetee-rugs-carpets-brand · https://www.thebetterindia.com/326637/carpet-in-parliament-rashtrapati-bhawan-obeetee-century-old-heirloom-brand-empowers-women/ Research note (Oct 2026): facts taken from search-result summaries; the pages themselves weren't opened. Check the cited pages before quoting.