Singer Manufacturing Co. (English)

Japanese: Singer Manufacturing Co.(英語表記)SingerManufacturingCo
Singer Manufacturing Co. (English)

…In 1850, IM Singer succeeded in producing the first practical sewing machine in Boston, and in the following year, 1851, he teamed up with Edward Clerk, a lawyer in New York, to establish IM Singer & Co. In 1863, the company changed its name to Singer Manufacturing Company, and opened new factories in Glasgow in 1867 and Montreal in 1873. The company also introduced trade-in and installment sales systems early on, and as a result, by the beginning of the 20th century, it held an overwhelming position in the global sewing machine market, including a 90% share of the market for sewing machines in Japan. …

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Japanese:

…1850年I.M.シンガーはボストンで初めて実用ミシンの製作に成功し,翌51年ニューヨークの弁護士クラークEdward Clerkと組んでI.M.シンガー社I.M.Singer & Co.を設立した。63年にはシンガー工業社Singer Manufacturing Companyと改称し,67年にグラスゴー,73年にモントリオールと工場を新設した。また下取制度や月賦販売制度を早くから導入し,これらの結果20世紀の初頭には,日本におけるミシンのシェアの90%を占めるなど,世界のミシン市場で圧倒的な地位を占めた。…

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