Remington, E. (English spelling) Remington E

Japanese: Remington,E.(英語表記)RemingtonE
Remington, E. (English spelling) Remington E

…American entrepreneur. Born in New York State, he learned his trade at the arms company founded by his father Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861), and later took over the business. The business flourished during the Civil War, but demand declined after the war. As a result, he repurposed the technology he had developed in the arms industry to produce sewing machines, but failed due to inadequate sales organization. However, in the 1880s, he was successful in commercializing the newly developed typewriter, making a major contribution to the mechanization of office work. …

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Japanese:

…アメリカの企業家。ニューヨーク州に生まれ,父親エリファリットEliphalet Remington(1793‐1861)の創設した兵器会社で技術を修得,のちにその事業を引き継いだ。南北戦争中,事業は繁栄したが,戦後には需要が減退した。そのため,兵器産業で培われた技術を転用しミシンの生産にのり出したが,販売組織の不備が原因で失敗した。しかしながら1880年代,新たに開発されたタイプライターの企業化では成功をおさめ,事務の機械化に大きく貢献した。…

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