我が国の洋釘類輸入黎明期における輸入のあり方と中村重兵衛の関わり

中村重兵衛により明治10 (1877)年頃に行われたとされる洋釘の輸入の検証

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This article examined the career of Nakamura Jubei, a nail dealer who was involved in the import of Western nails in the early Meiji period, his involvement in the import of Western nails, and the trading house that was responsible for the import. The following points become clear.

He imported cut nails before round nails. The import of cut nails was outsourced to the overseas manufacturing of Japanese nails. Nakamura’s import of cut nails was second only to Kato Yasugoro. It was Yokohama Building No. 16 Carroll & Co. that was

involved in the import of Nakamura’s cut nails.