Wheeler & Wilson [Company] - Wheeler and Wilson

Japanese: ウィーラー・アンド・ウィルソン[会社] - うぃーらーあんどうぃるそん
Wheeler & Wilson [Company] - Wheeler and Wilson

…In 1851, William O. Grover and William E. Baker perfected a two-thread chain stitch sewing machine and founded the Grover-Baker Company. Earlier, in 1849, Allen B. Wilson invented a lock stitch sewing machine using a rotating hook and bobbin, and with financial support from businessman Nathaniel Wheeler, founded the Wheeler & Wilson Company. Later, a lawsuit arose between Howe and Singer over the basic patent for the sewing machine, and Singer lost the case in 1854, but Singer had grown significantly in both technology and business scale. …

Wheeler & Wilson

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Japanese:

…グローバーWilliam O.GroverとベーカーWilliam E.Bakerは51年,2本糸による環縫いミシンを完成させ,グローバー・ベーカー社を設立した。それ以前の1849年に,ウィルソンAllen B.Wilsonは回転かまとボビンの組合せによる本縫いミシンを発明し,実業家ウィーラーNathaniel Wheelerの資金援助を受け,ウィーラー・アンド・ウィルソン社を設立している。その後ミシンの基本特許について,ハウとシンガーの間で訴訟問題が起き,54年に訴訟はシンガーの敗訴となったが,シンガー社はその間に技術的にも,企業規模においても大きく成長していた。…

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