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The impoverished former Confederate soldier also discovered that $10,000 had since been credited to his account.īy Southern standards, Gibbs was a rich man. His partner Willcox welcomed him warmly, telling him that the company had prospered nicely in his absence. When the war ended, Gibbs donned a borrowed suit and ventured north to see what, if anything, remained of his sewing machine business. Having contracted typhoid and pneumonia early on, he laid low for most of the war, but fought when called upon to defend his home ground in June of 1864, at the Battle of Piedmont. With the coming of the Civil War, Gibbs distanced himself from his northern partners, returning to Rockbridge County. Due to its simple mechanics, the device cost less to produce than other machines and therefore could be priced less expensively -$50, as compared to twice that for a new Singer - just as its inventor had intended. During the next several years, the Willcox & Gibbs sewing machine hit the market and caught on.
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