Massamir Enterprises/Logos

1920-1929
Furnit Films was founded in 1920 by James Furnit. It was one of Seattle’s “Big 3” mini-major studios along with Argosy Pictures and AoFM Pictures.

1929-1946
In 1929, Abraham Massamir acquired 50% of the company.

1951-1955
In 1951, Abraham Massamir’s son, Jedidiah Massamir, acquired the Furnit family’s remaining stake in the company.

1958-1960
In 1958, the company changed focus to television after merging with Argosy Media. As Argosy Media already had a film unit, Argosy Pictures, the existing Massamir film unit was divested into a Redmond-based joint venture with Mike Rowe and Pikelandic company Pillowsoft Pictures, forming Microsoft Pictures, which later expanded into the software products that name is more associated with today.

1966-1969 (U.S.), 1966-1973 (International)
This logo also had international variants, with the US flag in the globe being replaced by other flags.

1970-1971
Mary Tyler Moore acquired the company in 1970. While the main Seattle production house was renamed as MTM Enterprises, the Charlotte production house and some international units retained the Massamir name until 1973.

1971-1973
In 1973, Massamir Enterprises was folded into MTM Enterprises.